ISRAELITISH PRAYER BOOK, 



FOB ALL THE 



PUBLIC SERVICES OF THE YEAR. 



Originally arranged by Rev. Dr. Benjamin Szold, of Baltimore. 
Second Edition (Hebrew and German) revised by 
Rev. Drs, M. Jastrow, of Philadelphia, and 
H, Hochheimery of Baltimore. 



HEBREW AND ENGLISH EDITION, 

In Text and Typographical arrangement fully corresponding 
with the revised Hebrew- German Edition, 

BY M. JASTROW, 

RABBI OF THE CONGREGATION RODEF-SHALOM, 



PHILADELPHIA : • 
PUBLISHED BY THE EDITOR. 

1873. 
3477^ 



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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by 

M. JASTROW, 
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



PREFACE. 



As indicated by the title-page, the English edition of this Prayer and 
Hymn Book corresponds with the German edition by Rev. Dr. B. 
Szold both in arrangement and in text, so that either of them may be 
used in Divine Service while the prayers are read, or the hymns sung, 
in Hebrew, English or German. 

As in the German, so in this edition, the method of a literal transla- 
tion of the Hebrew prayers has been disregarded, and in lieu thereof 
a paraphrase chosen which renders the spirit of each prayer without 
burdening it with Oriental phraseology. By so doing, the Editor thinks, 
he has furnished an available Prayer Book for those who are not familiar 
with the Hebrew language. 

The poetical pieces in this Book being, however, monuments of 
Hebrew poetry, have been rendered in verse, in imitation of the style 
of each poem either in meter or without, so as to give the reader an 
approximate idea of the Hebrew poetry of the Middle Ages. 

In the thorough revision of the prosaic parts contained in the Book, 
the Editor acknowledges the aid of other hands, so that there might be 
spared no painstaking to make the style easy and smooth. 

The following valuable renditions of poetical writings have been 
contributed by a friend and colleague : ** O God whose grace," pp. 342, 
421, and 465 ; " Lord, thy people," p. 425 ; " From thee my praise," p. 
467 ; " O God, to thee," p. 491 ; and the Hoshaanoth, p. 581 to p. 583, 



^ Preface. iv ^ 

for which contributions, the Editor avails himself of this opportunity to 
express his sincerest thanks. 

The metrical translations of the Psalms in the Prayer Book (pp. 2, 
15, and 50 to 56) are, with some alterations, taken from The Psalms 
of David by Abner Jones, 

As to the Songs for Divine Services hereto attached, No. 17 is from 
Addison with some modifications, and No. 138 written by a friend. 
With a few exceptions the songs agree in meter with those of the Ger- 
man edition, so that the same melodies are adaptable for both. 

For the remainder of the Psalms and Hymns, both in the Hymn and 
the Prayer Book, and for the translations of the Hebrew poems, the 
Editor, though with timidity, takes the responsibility upon himself 
alone, looking forward for a kind reception by the public for whom the 
book is intended. M. J. 

Philadelphia, Adar 12th 5633. 

(March loth 1873.) 



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FIRST PART. 



PRAYERS 



FOR 



^ABBATHS AND j^ESTIYALS 




CONTENTS OF THE FIRST PART. 



Prayers for Sabbaths and Festivals. 

PAGE 

Introductory Prayer I 

Service for the Eve ........ 2 

Service for the Morning .... .... 44 

Hallel 86 

Reading of the To rah 92 

Additional Service . . loo 

Afternoon Service . . . . . . . . .122 




CONTENTS. 



I. Prayers for Sabbaths and Festivals, 



Introductory Prayer ^ 

Service for the Eve ^ 

Service for the Morning 44 

Hallel 86 

Reading of the Torah . .92 

Additional Service loo 

Afternoon Service ^22 

II. Prayers for the New Year. 

Introductoiy Prayer 127 

Service for the Eve , • .128 

Morning Service 15^ 

Reading of the Torah 194 

The Sounding of the Shofar . 205 

Additional Service . . . . . . . • • 208 

Afternoon Service 238 

III. Prayers for the Day of Atonement. 

Introductory Prayer 243 

Service for the Eve 244 

Morning Service 292 

Reading of the Torah 368 

Memorial Service for the Dead 379 

Additional Service 396 

I Afternoon Service 450 

^ Closing Service 488 




IV. Prayers for Week Days. 

PAGE 

Introductory Prayer . . ^29 

Morning Service ^^o 

Prayer for the New Moon 

Afternoon Service £65 
Evening Service , . . . . . . . , 

Prayer for the Deceased in the house of Mourning ^76 

Appendix. 

I. Hoshanoth 53 1 

II. For Chanuckah . . . , , . . . ^84 

III. For Purim 585 

IV. For the Ninth of Ab .... • • 5^7 

V. Scriptural Portions for the Cycle of three Years . , .591 
VI. The Annual Cycle arranged for three Years , • . 593 



GENERAL INFORMATION. 

All Divine Services commence with the Introductory Prayer^ which is 
to be found on the first page of each of the four parts of the Prayer Book, 
English Hymns may be inserted : In the Service for Sabbath Eve, in 
place of **Lechah Dodi ; in the Service for the Eve of Festivals, after 
the Introduction of Prayers ^ and before the Concluding Prayer ; in the 
Morning Services, before and after the Sermon, before the Additional 
Prayer (Mussaf ) and before the Concluding Prayer, 



Introductory Prayer. 



(the congregation kise.) 



How beautiful are thy tents, 
O Jacob, thy dwelling places, , 
O Israel 1 Through thy abun- 
dant goodness and mercy' 
have I entered thy house, 
therefore will I reverently 
worship thee in thy holy 
sanctuary. O Lord ! I love 
thy abiding place, even the 
spot where thy glory dwell- 
eth. Here, then, will I wor- 
ship, bend the knee, and 
lowly bow before the Lord, 
my Maker. 

Choir and Congregation. 

Here we will worship, 

Bend our knees 

And lowly bow 

Before the Lord, our Maker. 

Header. 

Here will I give forth my 
supplication unto thee , O 
Lord. Render this hour an 
acceptable one, O God, and 
in thy abundant mercy, an- 
swer me and grant me thy 
assistance. Amen. 



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Choib and Congbegation. 
Readkk. 

r]'ipn-yo a^rih^^ pin 



(the congregation are seated.) 



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T- T ^ T TT- T :T- T 

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-p 105 jinb'i p^n^ S;i.j|;-iD? tDTp*}!! Jp^^V'TT 
nmD S»n^ " Sip : ufa ninnS n'^'n "-Sip : d^dj<-i 

T : • • T t: I •• - •• t: ) • ■ : 

n^r?'! rilS^^j< SSin; 1 » Sip : :rnp nnn.D S^n*^ 
ncr'^i ne''» SinaS « mns nok iSs iSn^nni nin;;' 
i3:;;-n^ rpy 1 jnt laj/S ^! J i=iSii^S ^Sp V: 

JDlS^rn 

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(After the recitation of the above psalm, one of the fol- 
lowing English prayers is said by the Rabbi. — On Sab- 
bath, the service then continues with Nos. 2 and 3. — On 
Festivals not occurring on Sabbath, a hymn is sung after 
the English prayer, and then the service continues with 
No. 4.) 



3 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



SERYIOE FOR THE EVE OF SABBATHS 
AND FESTIVALS. 



{Psalm 29.) 

1. Ye mighty, to the Lord assign || Dominion, glory, 
power divine ; || Due praises to his name address, || 
Exalt him in his holiness. || His voice is high above the 
flood, II And loud proclaims the powerful God ; || His 
voice is heard from pole to pole, || When o'er the 
deep his thunders roll. i| His voice the towering cedar 
breaks, II And Lebanon's high summit shakes; || His 
voice makes Sirion's forests bound || Like calves and 
unicorns around. || His voice with lightning hews the 
earth, || And Kadesh shakes, brings hinds to birth; || 
His voice the mountain forest bares, || The earth, his 
temple, praise declares. I| His throne was spread upon 
the flood, II And he shall reign the King and God; || 
His people's strength will he increase, || And bless 
them evermore with peace. 

(After the recitation of the above psalm, one of the following 
English prayers is said by the Rabbi. — On Sabbath, the service then 
continues with Nos. 2 and 3. — On Festivals not occurring on Sab- 
bath, a hymn is sung after the English prayer, and then the service 
continues with No. 4.) 



Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 4 



INTRODUCTION^ OF PRAYERS. 



ON SABBATHS. 

Merciful Father! full of reverence for thee and 
trust in thy infinite love, we have entered this 
sanctuary consecrated to the glory of thy name, here 
to elevate and ennoble our feelings and thoughts. 

Here we are removed from the bustle and strife of 
the world," freed from the cares of life, and enabled to 
think of thee and thy holy Sabbath. Thou hast 
been pleased to give us this day as a means of purify- 
ing our souls, so that we may gain in strength for the 
performance of our duties as men, and our mission as 
Israelites. To thee and thy service will we devote 
air those high powers with which thou hast endowed 
us, that we might testify on earth thy existence and 
glory. 

By the solemn exercises with which we sanctify this 
day of rest before thee, our Lord and Father, we will 
purify our minds ^ so as to rise to a clearer understand- 
ing of thy perfections ; we will concentrate our hearts, 
so as to increase in love for thee ; we will draw closer 
the ties of family affection, so as to feel happy in the 
belief of that eternal kingdom of which the day of rest 
is to be the image; — yea, we will joyfully devote our 
lives to thee and thy service. 

O bountiful Father! we thank thee for thy pre- 
cious gift of the Sabbath, the observance of which sur- 
rounds our lives with such manifold blessings. 



5 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



ON SPKCIAL SABBATHS. 

[And on this day, O Lord and Father, are our 
feelings of thankfulness, our emotions of love in- 
creased, as we are reminded 

( On the Sabbath during the Festival of Passover, ) 

of those memorable days when thou didst deliver 
thy people Israel from servitude, that liberty 
should prepare them to become a nation of 
priests, and the bearers of thy light and truth. 

( Oft the Sabbath during the Festival of TabernaclesJ) 

of the tabernacle of thy protection which thou 
didst extend over thy people Israel when they 
journeyed in the wilderness, the memory of which 
should fill our hearts with unshaken trust in both 
thy merciful and superintending providence, which 
leadeth forth nations and individuals to happiness 
and salvation. 

(^On Sabbath Chanuckah,) 

of the glorious contest of the Jews under the 
heaven-inspired Hasmoneans against the Syrian 
enemies, who endeavored to exterminate Israel's 
holy faith from off the face of the earth.] 

O Eternal Being, who art nigh unto those who 
call upon thee in truth, listen to our supplica- 
tions and hearken unto the praises we render unto 
thee. Amen. 



Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 6 



ON PASSOVER. 

I. With emotions of joy do we appear before thee, 
O Lord, to celebrate the great festival of freedom. 
Thou didst redeem our ancestors from slavery and 
oppression, and vouchsafe unto them liberty and 
happiness. Thou didst remove the iron yoke of servi- 
tude from off their necks, and burst the chains which | 
fettered their minds, so that they might arise from i 
despondency to the zealous performance of the > 
divine will. 

Thou hast chosen thy people Israel as the standard- 
bearers of the truth that man was created free, and en- 
dowed with inalienable rights. 

In order to spread this truth, thou hast seen fit to 
scatter us over the face of the earth, enduring trials 
and persecutions, because we have battled for the ser- 
vice of thy holy name. But even then, O Lord, has 
thy mercy never forsaken us ; for as thou wast the 
deliverer of our fathers from Egypt, so hast thou been 
our protector and redeemer in all ages. Thou hast 
been with us in our wanderings, never permitting the 
w^aters of oppression to engulf us. Yea, thou hast been 
as a shield and protector to us in the hour of bitter 
trial, not permitting the glow^ing sun of human hatred 
to consume us, but ever preserving us in thy abundant 
mercy. 

Again hast thou wrought deliverance for us, O 
Lord, and redeemed us from the yoke of religious 
persecution and hatred under which our fathers sighed, 
and in freedom are w^e able to lift up our eyes unto 
thee and bring our tribute of thanksgiving and praise 
unto thee, who art the redeemer of mankind, and the 
saviour of Israel. 

Praise ye the Lord, for he is good; because to 
^ eternity endureth his kindness ! Amen. ^ 



Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



2. Again do we appear in thy presence, O Lord, as 
the Festival of Redemption is approaching its close, 
with praises and thanksgivings for thy wonderful care 
and protection. When our ancestors were at the 
shores of the Red Sea, and all hope of escape from 
their enemies seemed banished, thou didst send en- 
largement and deliverance. At thy divine command 
the waters were divided, and a path prepared for Israel, 
so that they might pass on dry land from peril to 
security. And up to this day do we daily experience 
thy government, wondrous and just. 

Violence and haughtiness cannot endure ; they van- 
ish at thy rebuke, Thus far shalt thou come, and no 
farther," — while virtue goeth forth out of battle to tri- 
umph. And who more than thy people Israel has 
experienced the protection of thy powerful arm ? 

If it had not been thou who wast with us, when 
mankind, misled by fierce passions, rose up against us, 
they would have swallowed us up alive ; the raging 
billows of human wrath would have overwhelmed us, 
but for thee, who interposed and saved us. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, ruler of the destinies of 
men, who hast ever been our deliverer, the leader of 
truth to victory over falsehood and light over darkness. 

And with this knowledge of thy will, grant, O Lord, 
that we may ever foster truth. Grant that the surging 
billows of passion may never overwhelm our good in- 
f clinations, but that our hearts may ever be directed to 
serve thee in truth and sincerity. 

Vouchsafe unto us these blessings as we celebrate 
the festival which commemorates thy omnipotence and 
justice. Amen ! 



Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



ON SHABUOTH. 

Eternal God ! our Father and our King ! elevated 
by sublime reminiscences, filled with holy awe, do we 
now welcome in thy sanctuary the beginning of the 
Festival of Pentecost. In thy infinite love hast thou 
chosen Israel fi-om all nations as the earthly reposito- 
ries of thy thoughts. Thou didst reveal unto us thy 
commands and statutes, the faithful performance of 
which will lead mankind to the highest perfection, 
and up to this day do we continue to disseminate over 
the earth new world-redeeming ideas which have been 
raised in the garden of thy law, and up to this day are 
we a race of teachers inspired with the principles 
which pervade our holy writings and traditions. 

W e are far removed from undue pride and haughty 
exultation over our fellow-men, by reason of our 
selection. We will ever remember that thou hast, in 
thy wisdom, assigned to every nation a mission to 
perform ; that, amid the vast domains of intellectual 
culture and development, thou hast allotted a share of 
duty to all people ; and therefore should we grate- 
fully gather the flowers of knowledge which have 
been planted and tended by other hands than Israel. 
But, O Lord, our hearts rejoice over the inestimable 
privilege of having been chosen to spread the pure 
knowledge of thee, O God, and the love of man, over 
the whole face of the earth ; and we pray thee to accept 
these joyful emotions as our offering of thanks, now 
and evermore. 

May the possession of the Torah fill us with glad- 
ness, that we may bear in mind it is our life, the 

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9 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 

source of our continued existence as a religious com- 
munity ; and, therefore, be ever anxious to devote to 
it our brightest hours on earth, even the hours of re- 
tirement from worldly pursuits. But do thou, O God, 
never withdraw from us thy love, that we may ever 
be worthy of our sublime mission ; and we will praise 
thee, the Beneficent, now and for ever. Amen. 



ON SUCCOTH. 



A brief interval has passed, O Lord, since our last 
solemn gathering in this sanctuary, and we again 
appear before thee, in order to commemorate thy 
wonderful care of Israel during the forty years of 
wandering in the wilderness, when our nation, in the 
youthful period of its existence, trustfully followed 
after thee, whom they had chosen, on soil that was 
not sown. It is that period which illustrates the 
truth that thou art the Leader and Educator of man- 
kind. As were our fathers, so are we the witnesses of 
thy providence, the heralds of thy bountiful govern- 
ment on earth. Like them have we passed safely 
through many an inhospitable wilderness, through 
many a desert and waste, yet with the blazing pillar 
of thy law illumining our paths in the dark night of 
sorrow and distress, and with the cloud-pillar of thy 
mercy sheltering us by day from the scorching rays 
of trouble and danger. 

Yea, thy people Israel are the witnesses of thy 
overshadowing providence ! Thousands of years 
have rolled over our heads, and yet are we neither 
destroyed nor withered, but, like the fir-tree, ever re- 



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newing its green foliage, and preserving the fruit of 
religion unimpaired and unfading. Thus with all 
the vigor of youth can we participate in the endeavors 
of the human race for intellectual progress; even in 
its joys and sorrows, in its longings and desires for 
moral perfection, in its achievements for liberty, in its 
works for culture and refinement. 

We are thy witnesses, ever preserved and sustained 
by thee. Thou didst not suffer us to perish, for the 
sake of thy great name and thy holy law. 

Therefore is the Festival of Booths to us a feast of 
Joy for thy protecting care ; a feast of thanksgiving 
for thy merciful blessings and paternal protection unto 
all thy creatures ; a feast of adinonition^ ever to work 
for the glorification of thy Holy Name; a feast of 
trusty that as in the past thou hast not abandoned nor 
forsaken us, so in the future shall we be sheltered by 
thy tent of protection. 

Therefore will we sing thy mercies for ever, and make 
known thy faithfulness to all generations. Amen. 



ON SH'MINI ATZERETH. 

O Lord our God! we have assembled this even- 
ing to inaugurate the closing festival, appointed to us 
at this season, in order that we may review the holy 
convocations and festive gatherings of this month, the 
sublime lessons which they have taught us, the sacred 
emotions which they have aroused, the thoughts of 
repentance which they have invoked, the tidings of 
forgiveness which they have proclaimed, the joyous ^ 



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and grateful recollections which they have awakened, 
the fervent prayers which they have inspired ; — that we 
may once more, before the expiration of this festive 
month, collect our thoughts in thy presence, and 
seriously examine the results of our frequent convo- 
cations for divine worship in thy house. 

Thou didst call to us, on the first day of this month, 
that we should be reminded by the Shofar's sound 
that thou art the Sovereign of the universe, the 
Dispenser of life and death, riches and poverty,— judg- 
ing in righteousness, rewarding with faithfulness, and 
punishing in love and mercy ; — that we should hum- 
ble ourselves before thee, and realize our feebleness 
and our insignificance before thy august throne. 

As we stood before thee on the great day of Atone- 
ment, thou didst look mercifully on our fasting and 
penitence, and send to us thy greeting of pardon and 
forgiveness, so that we might be able, with renewed 
courage, to repair our wrongs, retrieve our short- 
comings, and, in imitation of thy love toward us, be 
full of love for all mankind. 

With the sacred melodies of the day of Atonement 
reverberating in our hearts, we heralded the Feast of 
Booths, which served to remind us of thy protecting 
care of Israel at all times, and the bounteous gifts 
with which the earth teems. Thou didst appoint 
that the sacred days of contemplation and repentance 
should be followed by days of thanksgiving and re- 
joicing, in order that we might feel the happiness with 
which the consciousness of purity always inspires the 
soul ; and also, that we might consecrate to thy service 
the earthly goods with which thou hast blessed us. 

Although the festival which we are now about to 
celebrate is not distinguished by any historical com- 
memoration, nor marked by any particular symbols, 
yet is it full of deep significance. We recognize it, O 

WfiAg^ — — — .^?^A^,v-^iV 



SV5>" 

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12 



Lord, as a feast of ideas, in order that we may take 
to heart that, although characterized by no special 
festivity to lead our thoughts to thee, yet should 
we be ever mindful of thy government on earth, and 
of the solemn admonitions of thy holy law ; that thy 
Spirit should ever animate us, and so direct our feel- 
ings ; that, at all times and in all places, we may be 
cognizant that it is thou who guidest us through the 
paths of life, that thou dost guard and support us ; 
that we should submit to all thy dispensations in 
calmness and in trust, and remember our duties 
toward thee, whether partaking of joy or sorrow. 

Let not the lessons of our sacred days of observ- 
ance pass by unheeded. Let the ennoblement of our 
hearts and the purification of our souls be our harvest, 
— the fruits we gather in thy house to be taken to our 
own homes. Bless thou the work of our hands ; grant 
full and ample success to all our undertakings for the 
welfare of our dear ones, and of humanity at large. 

Let a joyous and yet a contented spirit prevail in 
our family circles, and keep far removed from them 
trials and misfortunes, grief and affliction. 

And throughout all the days of our life will we 
render praise unto thee, who hast appointed thy festi- 
vals to consecrate and sanctify our existence. Amen ! 



ON SIMCHATH-TORAH. 

O Lord and Father! with emotions of gratitude 
pervading our hearts do we welcome this festival 
appointed for the rejoicing of the Law. We recognize 
in the code which thou hast given us the faithful guide 
of our lives. O that this festival may prove a bless- 
ing unto us ! Grant, O Lord, that we may ever 



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rejoice in thy revealed word, that our hearts may be 
open to understand its sublime ideas, and our eyes 
unveiled to realize in it our never-failing fount of life ! 

May the commands of the Thorah be with us, 
whether enjoying happiness and prosperity, or partak- 
ing of sorrow and distress. Cause us, O Lord, to feel 
the celestial gladness which thy word inspires in the 
souls of all those who study and conceive it. And as 
thou didst bestow thy love upon us in choosing us as 
the repositories of thy will, as the bearers of true 
knowledge, so may thy love everlastingly rest upon 
us, that we may be instrumental in approximating the 
blissful future, when the whole world shall be brought 
to that knowledge which will gather all thy creatures 
in unity and concord, that thou art One, and thy name 
One. Amen ! 



GENERAL FESTIVE PRAYER. 

Eternal God ! with thankful hearts do we appear 
in thy presence, to celebrate the festive days which 
thou hast given us in kindness and in love. 

Grant that we may realize the lofty import of all 
such occasions, and that by their sacred means we may 
purify our hearts and ennoble our souls, so as to fulfill 
our duties to thee. 

Inspire us with the desire to labor for all works of 
holiness, and for the happiness of mankind. 

May our festivals reaffirm within us the belief in 
thy bountiful providence, and cause us to devote our 
lives more and more to thy service. Amen ! 



tihrh) riDsrS noni^ nSan '^^ I 

trhnn r^yyrij^^ n^po qiD .hdid^ Dnpp tj^'j^'no 

.nix pip NJ3 »D .n-!;i;?ri'7 nii^^nn 
jnS^^ T]'Sj; \\ .nai i*:?' nij; n)^ 

.nSnv5i nnqb'^ d^. ♦•iSr^ n-iDjr oiWb 



T - ' : ' • 

"i^-in'p ^Pf?''^ "i^lSi nnnS sid 




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2. The Sabbath is coming, the heaven-allied ; 
Come, brethren, to meet the Sabbath, the Bride. 

We meet thee, O Sabbath, with exulting hearts, 
Thou fountain of bliss ! All trouble departs. 
Thou art creation's holiest thought ; 
What is first in plan, the last it is wrought. 

The Sabbath is coming, the heaven-allied; 
Come, brethren, to meet the Sabbath, the Bride. 

Arouse thee, my soul, with all thy might — 
The sun goes down, the Sabbath shines bright ; 
Arouse thee and sing a joyous lay. 
Thy Lord appears with the Sabbath day. 

The Sabbath is coming, the heaven-allied; 
Come, brethren, to meet the Sabbath, the Bride. 

Now come then, O Sabbath, thou crown of the Lord, 
Bring joy in our dwellings and happy accord; 
In the midst of the people who call thee their pride. 
Be welcome, O Sabbath, be welcome, O Bride. 

The Sabbath is coming, the heaven-allied; 
Come^ brethren, to meet the Sabbath, the Bride. 



{I*sa/ms 92, 93.) 

m 

3. R'dr, — Sing ye the song of the Sabbath day ! 

C/t. & Cong. — How good thy mercies to record 
In grateful songs. Almighty Lord ; 
Thy watchful care by morning light, 
Thy never-failing truth by night ; 
From decachord to sound acclaim, 
With lyre and harp to sing thy Name, 
For thou hast made thy works my joy, 
,| Thy doings shall my praise employ. 

^ — =Fm^ 




nnrh) n:}jrS n^^nr riSsn i6 1 

• — I- I 

Jt! i=i^i^V £=1^ 

'h'ps »^-)p_ onni jjij^ 'fe-Ss 

D'S"ir : p:3>'5 nx? nnp* "laris pnv 
D»j?!^'*l rr^'b'? p2ij; ni;^ j inn^.* irnS.f< nnyn? \] 

1 T :• t; tt* * - : 

fi3n-f]{< ntxnn ^ trnS c'?^? nixj \] 
im^pp :d:d'7 nnn^ oSip nnm iNtr; 

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R'dn — How great the wonders thou hast wrought! 
Thy counsels are a deep of thought, 
Which brutish men cannot discern, 
And fools will neither know nor learn. 
Though sinners thrive and prosper here. 
And wicked men in bloom appear. 
They only spring for death a prey. 
And lo ! they flee and fade away ; 
For they will not thy Name adore, 

C/i, & Cong, — Most High and Blessed 
For evermore. 

Rdr, — Lord, in thy strength exalt my horn, 
And with fresh oil my head adorn ; 
Then foes turned back mine eye shall cheer, 
Their ruin shall salute mine ear ; 
For righteous men shall grow like palms : 
Like lofty cedars stretch their arms. 
Those planted in the courts of God 
Shall flourish in his blest abode ; 
They shall in age with fruit abound. 
And ever blooming shall be found ; 
To show that God, my rock of might. 
In all his dealings is upright. — 
Th* Eternal reigns enthron'd in light, 
Th' Eternal girds himself with might ; 
The world is moveless fixed by thee : 
Thy throne is from eternity. 
The floods have raised their voice on high, 
The floods will raise their crashing cry ; 
Than all the billows, when they roar. 
Thy majesty, O Lord, is more. 

Ch, & Cong. — Thy word is firm and very sure. 
Thy statutes ever shall endure ; 
And holiness shall long become 
Thy loved abode, our happy home. 



D^7:nSi nntrS n^anr nS^Dn is i 



(The Congregation rise.) 
Reader. 

Choib and Congregation. 
(The Congregation are seated.) 

T : t: t : it I •■ I •• • : - t ;|t • •• 

d'?ip'7 ^i'^'P! "^'9^^ o'p.i V W 'lotf' 

nnin .fippK ^p); Sxntf^ n'5 dSi;^ nnnx ^^ 
irriSx p-S:^ .nip'? 1Jp1^< □♦pQ^'pi o'i^jh nivpi 
?]niin n?i3 np^ji . ?]^|^n? n^,?'^ i^pip?^ iJ^Pv'? 
□nni irp:ri"'Vl i^;.'n on .li^'i oSir^ ^i^nivp^i 



I 



19 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 

(The Congregation rise.) 

Reader, 

Praise ye the Lord, unto whom all praise belongeth. 
* C/iotr and Congregation, 
Praised be the Lord, unto w^hom all praise beloMg- 
eth, now and for evermore, 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

4. Yea, praises unto thee, our God, Ruler of the 
universe, at whose command the shades of night are 
advancing, and from heaven's dark portals the shin- 
ing stars appear and shed their glorious lustre. Thou 
hast assigned to them a station in the firmament, so 
that they may fulfill thy will, according to laws wise 
and unvaried. Thou biddest darkness vanish before 
light, and causest day and night to return with match- 
less regularity. When the toil of day has passed, 
thou usherest in the calm of evening, that it may 
invite us to praise thee, the Master of the heavenly 
hosts. Praised be thou, O Lord, who causest the 
evening to advance. Amen ! 



5. In like manner as the heavens make known thy 
glory, so is thy infinite love manifested through thy 
people Israel, unto whom thou didst impart the light 
of thy law« and statutes, even when the dark night 
of heathenism covered the earth. Therefore do we 
proclaim thy truth when we lie down and when we 
rise up. Yea, we rejoice in the mission assigned to 
us, by means of thy law, to make known thy exist- 
ence and thy unity. It is this which has sustained 
us, and preserved our existence among all nations, 
and day and night will we be mindful thereof. But O, 
never withhold from us thy love, and unto thee be 
praises, O Lord, who hast in affection chosen Israel 
I to be thy people. Amen ! 



r a n N ^ n p 0. 

(This verse Is said bj the Reader, and then the Choir and Con- 
gregation repeat it wliile standing.) 



I 



TV T : 

(Tlie Cong, take their seats, and the Kabbi recites the following.) 

Di*n ?]ivP Dn3"7nvm 
?]n»53 03 ri"?;?"!) ^'i?^'^ Df)^3j^n : 
m^S Dri-i^|:)i J?jpip3i ^jl^is to'??'' 

n.i.vo "i^^'tt *n"iV0"'??< :lr2f -oii n;ni 
-Sd3 oypha "-nx nnnKS dim oonx 

Dps npii^n ir\:^2t^) rho^) ^nPC?'? ^1^? 
onnN □♦rlSist re^pji^i OJ!;»"ip) o???'? 

IVrj '^'10'': '^C*? DO^lO^^'"^? 



21 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



6. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then the Choir and Congrega- 
tion repeat it while standing.) 

Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God; the 
Lord is One! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for evermore. 

(The Congregation take their seats, and the Rabbi recites the fol- 
lowing scriptural passages :) 

(Deut. vi. 4-9, xi. 13-21 ; Numb. xv. 37-41.) 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words, which I command thee this dav, 
shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy 
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy 
house, and upon thy gates. 

And it shall come to pass, that if ye will hearken 
diligently unto my commandments which I command 
you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve 
him with all your heart and all your soul, then will 
I send rain for your land in its due season, the first rain 
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, 
thy wine, and thy oil. And I will give grass in thy 
field for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 
Take heed of yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, 
and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship 
i them. For then the Lord's wrath will be kindled 



D'^nb) ny^h jT:nr nSan 22 



Qfi?n?i :?ipip?i ^"i.p ^n^bi ^n^?3 

T V t: - : • v -: t t t - v •• : 

onnjQ 'fiis-Sr nv^v arh itrri dhSk moxi 

TT : v|- : • : It t - • • ^- : t : t 

D5*J*J^ nDJ^l D???/* nVi dhk Di-i'trj;i 

05'? nvnS anvp pi??^ ^^'T'?^^ '^f^ifin i£?'j^ 



_ — . ^OffT^OOg^ 

23 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



against you, and he will shut up the heavens, that 
there be no rain, and the land will not yield her fruit, 
and ye shall perish quickly from off the goodly land 
which the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up 
these my words in your heart and in your soul, and 
bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts 
of thy house, and upon thy gates. That your days 
may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in 
the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to 
give them, as the days of heaven over the earth. 
! And the Lord spoke unto Moses,' saying. Speak 
unto the children of Israel, and bid them to make 
themselves fringes in the borders of their garments, 
throughout their generations, and that they put upon 
the fringes of the borders a thread of blue. And it 
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon 
it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, 
and do them ; and that ye seek not after the inclina- 
tions of your own heart and the delight of your 
eyes, in pursuit of which ye have been led astray. 
That ye may remember, and do all my command- 
ments, and be holy unto your God. I am the Lord 
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 

Ck o i r. 

I The Lord your God is ever true and faithful! . 



o^SjiSi r\y^h n'nnp nSan 24^' 



■n^ NVi^i .D!i-';3? npi.H5 o^naiai hniK .nnaa 
[♦3 v;2 y^^i^n lob):; nnnS p^inp SN-jb't is^ 

:d'?^ npN) n3-) nrab^? nyp ij;; ^jS '^Kni?'! 

Choir and Congregation^ 
Choir and Congregation^ 

.ijiap p?n TP iSn^i .ap;frD?< n-Tp-'p npN^i 



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7. True and unfailing is it unto us, that thou art 
the Lord our God, and that there is none else besides 
thee, while we, the children of Israel, are thy people. 
Thou hast delivered us from many a tyrannical power, 
and hast redeemed us from the hand of oppression. 
Without number are thy wonderful deeds, beyond 
mortal knowledge the miracles thou hast wrought for 
our sake. When hope had fled from our hearts, thou 
didst instill new life within us ; when on the brink of 
destruction, thou didst interpose and save us. Even 
thou didst perform signs and wonders on our behalf, 
both when leading us from Egyptian slavery to ever- 
lasting freedom, and when paving a road through the 
sea, so that thy children might pass. Thus was thy 
marvefous power made known to them ; and in ac- 
knowledging thy majesty, Moses and the children of 
Israel with one accord chanted the anthem of praise : 

C/ioir and Congregation. — Who among the mighty 

IS LIKE UNTO THEE, O LORD ? WhO IS LIKE UNTO 
THEE, GLORIFIED IN HOLINESS, FEARFUL IN PRAISED 
DEEDS, PERFORMING WONDERS? 

Thy children beheld thy omnipotence, when the 
foaming billows of the sea were divided for their res- 
cue. " This is my God," did they shout; and closing 
their song, they exclaimed : 

Ch. & Cong, — The Lord reigneth forever and ever. 

And thus art thou proclaimed in the words of inspi- 
ration: "The Lord is the redeemer of Jacob, his deliv- 
erer from the hand too powerful for him." Praised 
be thou, O Lord, who redeemest Israel. Amen! 



8. O Lord our God ! vouchsafe unto us thy pro- 
tection, that we may lie down this night in peace, and 
awake in the morning to refreshed existence. Spread 
^ over us thy pavilion of peace, guide us with good 




D'hnh) ny^^h n^nnj; nSsn 



nrii^? DiS'^S D^:n> uxini ijin^v niotj'-i ' . nav 
nnx tjna .^piV ri5D irS^; b^iiai .oVir 

(On the Sabbath.) 

, (t'ta mat?) 

Nirr niN Sn-)?'^ pai toSii^ nn? orini'? 

: tr'f)::i nn^' 'n di»5i p^n 

(On Festivals.) 

(T'D J":) Kip'l) 



Nin-n n?^' t:^"ipnn S^Jri' 

p*!n5 nni^'?? T^^-l •'^^'^''^l^ 
:fi2Nn9}<i .anp^ frprni nSjj;? •'^N'"jj?'! ^^1 

Choir and Congregation. 

ta^rp^:; 'dy^b'^ chv}? t]"13p n31 r\m' Ntn; 
-I'lrrn^*! iStrjn''i D.5i"iri!) "^J^sri'l nantf'^i Tj-iari^ 



I? 27 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



counsels, and send us assistance for the sake of thy 
Holy Name. Be thou, at all times, our shield and 
protector from harm, our guardian from danger, our 
savior from all manner of trouble and distress. Keep 
far from us anxiety and sorrow, and shelter us under 
the shadow of thy wing; for it is in thee only, O 
God, that we put our trust. Guard then our going 
out and our coming in, that we may lead a life of 
happiness and contentment, and be ever surrounded 
by the blessing of peace. Praised be thou, O Lord, 
who spreadest thy pavilion of divine peace over us 
and all Israel. Amen ! 

(Exodus xxxi. i6.) (On the Sabbath.^ 

The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to 
observe it throughout their generations as a perpetual 
covenant. Between me and the children of Israel it 
is a sign for ever, that in six days the Lord created 
heaven and earth, and appointed the seventh day for 
rest and spiritual reflection. 

(Leviticus xxiii.44.) (On Festivals.) 

Moses proclaimed the festivals of the Lord unto 
the children of Israel. 

^- Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established over the whole earth, and 
may ye and all Israel live to partake of the blessings 
of that happy period ; unto which say ye. Amen ! 

Choir and Congregation. — Amen ! May his great 
Name be praised for ever and unto all eternity. 

Reader. — Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify 
and exalt the Name of the Most Holy (blessed be he) 
whose glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that 
may be rendered unto him by human lips. And let 
us say. Amen ! 



ony^"?) nyc^h n»:jn;^ nSsn 28 1 



r :j n 1 3 lo. 

(The Congregation rise for silent prayer.) 

1' nnx mi-} i. 
■)l3J.rT Siw Snh .ipj;» pn,., ,^^L,^ 

.':'3n nip! .d'dud Dnpr? .rvSp '^n .Niijm 

(During the Penitential Days.) • • = 
: D"n o'Tfiii !]:ir2h . D"nn 1303 i:2r\3] 

•DTON nnK .ppi nriir ^Sp 
nr)N Q'na ,Tnp g-tN* aSiy'? maji nriK n. 
c D^^'^D T-iiDi nnrr d'D'O) .^yinS 
T]piD D^5n D\pni5 n'rip rr*.Dp "rpn^ D'»n Ssbp 
in:i?:.?;j D;p,t:i aniD*^ i^riDi o'Sin ngi-ii d'Sdu 

(During the Penitential Days.) 

• -: T : • -t - ' | t • 

DV-Sp5 Q^c'iipi jr'np ^p:?-M crnp nrix ni. 

:rnpn Sxn hdn* nna .nSo niSSrr : 

I T - •• T t: t - I T T |v I I - ; . 



I 29 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 
¥ . 

lOU THE SEVEN-FOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise for silent prayer.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

{^During the Penitential Days,) 
(Remember us and grant iis life, O Eternal, who delightest in 
dispensing the blessings of life. Write us in the book of life, in 
order that we may proclaim thy mercy, O God of life.) 

O Heavenly King! our Supporter, Savior, and 
Shield ! Praised be thou, O Lord, the shield of 
Abraham. 

II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

(Thou biddest the winds to blow and the rain to descend.) 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so 
doth thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in 
the dust. Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty 
acts? Who can be compared unto thee, O King, 
who, whether dispensing death or life, will cause sal- 
vation to spring forth ? 

[During the Penitential Days.) 
(Yea, who is like unto thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life ?) 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 

III. Thou art holy, and thy Name is holy, and it is 
a mission of holiness to praise thee daily. Praised be 

f thou, O Lord, the Holy God. 

k^'-m^ — ^djk 



ohrh) nnrs n^nnr rh^n 



30 



(On the Sabbath.) 

n'Spn .wh '^^^'n di» m'lr^ nnx iv. 
inir'ip) D'D*n-S3,p ihtoi .fnxi D.pa^' njry^D 



(On FestiTals.) 

T |- T : |T T : - T • T T • jT .* - : T - 

:ri}<np^ )yhx ^^^^W^] ^^^^^ 
Dni;iD ^7^^?"? ^^^1?^*^ I] ^i?']^^)- 

(Atzereth) (Succoth) (Shabuoth) (Passover) 

j| jrnnpa^ for [ onnfn [pp jdt 



•ijnnpB^ IP? . nrn 



nrn nvypn jn 



:Dnyp nNT*? "i;).? ti^*"!|7 ^npp (n^nx^) 



*) The words in parenthesis are said if the feast occurs on o 
§ Sabbath. 



i 31 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 




{^On the Sabbath.) 

IV. Thou hast consecrated the seventh day for the 
worship of thy Name, it being the completion and 
crowning work of thy creation. Thou hast blessed 
it above all other days, and hast sanctified it with a 
mission above all other festivals, even as we read in 
thy law : 

"The heaven and the earth and all their hosts 
were finished, for God had completed on the seventh 
day all the work which he had made, and rested on 
the seventh day from all his work which he had 
made. And God blessed the seventh day and sanc- 
tified it, since he rested on it from all his work 
which God created and made." 



{^On Festivals.) 

Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, and 
in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mission 
of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, so that 
we may not alone perform thy commandments, but 
consecrate ourselves to thy service. 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us ^(Sabbaths for rest and) festive seasons for 
delight, even this *(Sabbath and this) day of the 
Feast of 



Matzoth, 
the anniversary 
of our delivery 
from bondage, 



Shehuoth, 
reminding \is 
of the revelation 
at Mount Sinai, 



Succoth, 
devoted to 
joy and thanks 
for thy 
merciful protection, 



Sh'mini Aizereth, 
consecrated to a 
joyful conclusion 
of the festive 
season. 



a holy convocation, reminding us of our mission 
from our going out from Egypt. 



* The words in parenthesis are said if the feast occurs on Sabbath. 



□^SjnSi nyc^h no-^r nS^n 



(On the Sabbath.) 

:n3D'n c^'np.':: nn>? .^m ^2r|x SNnb'* 

(On Festiyals.) 

(Atzereth) (Succoth) (Shabuoth) (Passover) 

.n3n?S 13 ijnpsi .n3iLD'? 13 irnSjs 1^73? 
Din . CD'pnii 'n3;itr"; 13131 • ^'vb 13 ij:i**u ini 
Sn ^3 ^yyv. tI?^ •iJ3f.'P''i'"T': oriii 'i^p.Cl 

ptrboi nnptrs (ps-j? ^^n^ia) irnSt^ uj^^mm 
,:ipV'3niNS.w';i3 in*;srn 





t 33 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



{On the Sabbath.) 

O our God, and the God of our fathers ! grant 
that our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy 
grace. Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy 
commandments. Satisfy us with thy abundant good- 
ness, and grant us joy through thy salvation. Purify 
our hearts to serve thee in truth, and permit us to 
enjoy thy holy Sabbath, in full love for thy Holy 
Name. Praised be thou, O Lord, who hast sanc- 
tified the Sabbath. 



{On Festivals.) 

O our God, and the God of our fathers ! we be- 
seech thee to permit our memorial, and the memorial 
of our ancestors, and even of all thy people Israel, to 
ascend and come before thee, so that we may obtain 
grace, favor, and blessing, mercy, life, and peace, on 
this day of 

the Feast of | the Feast of 1 the Feast I the Feast 
Matzoth. } Pentecost. | of Booths, | of Conclusion 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from the 
sorrows and trials of life. And as thy Holy Word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and benign com- 
passion, so mayest thou save and compassionate us, 
whose eyes are directed to thee, our Heavenly King, 
who rulest all mankind in mercy and love. 

O our God, and the God of our fathers! (grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy com- 
mandments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, 
and grant us joy through thy salvation. Purify our 
hearts, to serve thee in truth, and permit us to enjoy 
thy holy (Sabbath and) Festivals, in full love for thy 
Holy Name. Praised be thou, O Lord, who hast 
i sanctified (the Sabbath and) Israel and the Festivals. 



I nnm r\2ti^b n^anr nSsn 34 1 

n3r?N5 Dn'pDrii .Sx-jt?'' ^yrjbii n^n v. 

(On the New Moon and in the Festival Week.) 

.!r]*,^3^ ^3 n"i?n •''^V'^^'^ 

(Succoth.) (Passover.) (New Moon.) 

T T : • I" I •• T T : |- v; t: | • : t 

Din ,n':2ty)). rt:;w] '^y^}2^ .D'*nS 12 iJi/^jrirri 
'HSni irnSx Nin nn^^t:'■ .nS ijm.iy onio vi. 

,.. v; t: t - t It . | ^. 

Nin nnN . iJj/.tp' fJJ.p . iJ»*.n . n^i o^W? irni3N 
i^l^n hj; .^i^p^nn liDppi ^'p nii^ .nnpnS 
^'DJ .TjbnmpipniJ^nlpjfJ Sj;i .^^Taoniopn 
. nr^D^:?'' ^^niDiDi ^I'niN'pOJ S^i .u^r. dv-Sd?^" 
Dt71?ni .:i'pn-)i'?3-NS'3 3iDn .Dnnvpp.^n-?.!^. 

*:TlSirip dSi^P .^l^n.DD iph-nS ^3 I 



Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



V. O Lord our God, bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel. Accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

{On the New Moon and in the Festival Week.) 

(O our God, and the God of our fathers ! especially 
do we beseech thee to permit our memorial and the 
memorial of our ancestors, and even the memorial of 
all thy people Israel, to ascend and come before thee, 
so that we may obtain grace, favor and mercy, life and 
peace on this day of the 

(New Moon). (Feast of Matzpth). (Feast of Succoth)- 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy Holy Word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and benign com- 
passion, so mayest thou save and compassionate us, 
whose eyes are directed to thee, our Heavenly King, 
who rulest all mankind in mercy and love.) 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone do we 
render reverence and adoration. Amen ! 

VI. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail; and thy loving-kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their 
hope and trust from the distant past to the present 

% moment of our lives.* 




D^SjnSi riDD'S n^3nr nSsn 



36 



Puring the Penitential Days.) J T,^^ D'7'^J/'7 

^•jrina 'ja-Ss cd'2Td CD-nS ninpi 

3it3n » nriK tji-ia .nSp iJnir;ji iJny,i:r> Sxn 

I" T • -: V |v T I •• r T : t t 

nnN*3 Ij'?? U'DN .^srSNItr'-Ss'-p 

: T .• : |T (■ T I" -:t I iv*^ •• t : • t ^- ; 

D^'n mm irrtSx nnj n»j3 -iixa '3 . ry^Q 

; - - | - v: t: |t t |- t | |vt ; ) |vt 

Dibri Q'^m D^!:n-n .13131 npivi -ton n3nNi 

(On Chanuckali.) 

tr moSo ni-orir/^ .rjn^ 'Moot? .tn3n pnr-p •^Tnn? 

t: I- T • V T : - T TT ••; vt t;|-t • -t ||v-:': t . 

Drn3 jp;^3^ nSnj n;;ri!^n rj't;;;; ^xv^; ^^yh^ . ^J^U*^ c/np;. 



I 37 Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

[On the Penitential Days.) 
(Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy covenant.) 

O that all living would pay homage unto thee, and 
praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and as- 
sistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

VII. We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner 
as thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the 
vicissitudes of life. 



*[0n Chanuckah.) 
Specially do we render thanks unto thee, O Lord, for our wonder- 
ful preservation from persecution and danger, and for the mighty 
deeds wrought on our behalf in ancient times at this particular season. 

In the days of the Hasmonean priest Mattathias and his sons, when 
the wicked Grecian government, under Antiochus Epiphanes, sought 
to exterminate thy people Israel, to cast thy law into oblivion, and 
compel them to transgress thy statutes, thou didst protect them in thy 
abundant mercy. Thou didst defend their cause and restore their 
rights. Thou didst deliver the mighty into the hands of the weak ; 
the many into the hands of the few ; the wicked into the hands of 
the righteous; the defiled into the hands of the pure; and the 
arrogant into the hands of the followers of thy law. Thus didst 
thou make known thy power and thy Holy Name unto the nations 
of the earth, by means of thy wondrous redemption and salvation of 
thy people Israel, which remains a memorable event even unto this 
day 

After that, thy children entered thy sanctuary at Jerusalem, 
cleansed it from all the defilements of idolatry, reestablished thy ser- 
vice, illuminated the courts of thy temple, and appointed these eight 
^ days of Chanuckah for the praise and glorification of thy great Name. 



Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals 



38 



{On the PeKiteniial Days.) 

T,^^ '-13)0 nsnai CDtSm naia o"n laoa 

.otSc^Si Qofo a"nS Sx'{t?\ rl'V So^iVn 

♦'?'?p.?'?? ♦ i^PIP "15*19 'in5t?'i no 'jijr'? ^tb^ 

nir;;^ .^igi'lj:) f;^^'^ na'j^^ .r|j;p> ntrj; 
DiSs^' rim::, NJ^n von,t?5 di^' nt^'r 

(6>« ///^ Penitential Days.) 
(And especially on these solemn days of penitence do we pray 
thee to remember and inscribe us, and all the people of the house of 
Israel, in the book of life, blessing, peace, and prosperity.) 

Praised be thou, O Lord, the never-failing fount of 
peace. Amen ! 

O my God ! guard my tongue from evil and my lips 
from uttering deceit. Grant me forbearance unto those 
who deal ill towards me, and a calm and meek disposition 
unto all my fellow-beings. Open my heart to receive thy 
sacred teachings, so that my conduct may evidence the 
fulfillment of thy commandments. Frustrate the plans and 
destroy the devices of all those who meditate evil against 
me, for the sake of thy Holy Name. May the words I 
have uttered and the meditations of my heart be accepta- 
ble before thee, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer ; and 
mayest thou, who causest peace to reign on high, grant 
peace unto us and all Israel, Amen ! 



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Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



11. PRAYERS IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD. 

Reader, 



Every believer in God, 
whose unity it is the mission 
of Israel to proclaim, will 
partake of the everlasting life 
of futurity, as we read in the 
Holy Scriptures : Thy peo- 
ple are all the righteous, and 
will inherit the eternal king- 
dom/* Happy is he who 
adheres to the law and per- 
forms the will of his Creator ; 
he will gain a good name 
while living, and will depart 
from earth with a good name. 
Of him it is said: Better 
is the fragrance of a good 
name than the perfume of 
precious oil ; even better is 
the day of death (to him) 
than the day of birth.*' In 
the paths of virtue there is 
life, and in its ways there is 
immortality. 

Yea, there is a future where 
thy hope will not be cut off ; 
for know that it is in the 
world to come that the righ- 
teous will find their complete 
reward. 



. T •• . T : • T 

I • T - T V 

:n57irT Di*D TmT\ Din dild 
■j-jni &r\ npiv nix^ 



(Mourners, and those observing the anniversary of a parent's 
death, will rise and say with the Reader, in a low voice, the Kaddish 
on the following page.) 



D'^jnSi r^y^^h n^anr rh^n 



40 I 



Header and Mourners, 

id7^^ n,p^- jr^pnn 12. 
'*n?i P3'PV51 pynp nnD"?-; rj^Vpn nnipno 
npNi anj^ iQp^ '^N'jt?': n^a 

Congregation. 
Header and Mourners. 

"i-irTi-in NiriTi D^nrin nantr'^i lisn* 
N^jj^S NJin r]n3 >s*;;^'-!ip7 iip?'' ^^nnti nb:nn 

• TTTv: tt;:.^ t t ' : tt:' tJ* 

» ■' T : • : T : : 

071^, • ^i^^yy\ ^:?7 f ini-»'i;^3i pnrii'^y ^^p.ryn Read. 

Header and Mourners. 

n^pN) .N^nv^i a^o'^ Nip Q-jp^ ft? 
irS;^ D^*ni ^531 Njn» 

GiSf^ n^:i^;. vm'o ion .ronpa di^7 ntr;^ 

nm noKi .Sxib'^-':'? Sin. .irSr * 



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Reader and Mourners. 

12. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established in the whole earth, and may 
you and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen ! 

Congregation, 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity 

Reader and Mourners. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say. 
Amen ! 

Reader, 

May the prayer and supplications of the whole 
house of Israel be accepted in the presence of their 
Father in heaven. And say ye, Amen ! 

Reader and Mourners, 

O that Israel and all the righteous who have de- 
parted from this world, and all those who bow with 
submission to God's inscrutable will, may enjoy the 
fullness of peace and happiness in the world to come. 
May they obtain mercy and forgiveness from the 
Lord of heaven and earth. And say ye, Amen ! 

And may the fullness of heavenly peace and a 
happy life on earth be granted unto us and all Israel. 
And say ye. Amen ! 

May he who causeth peace to reign on high, cause . 
peace to prevail among us and all Israel. And say ye, 
Amen ! 



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^ . ' f 

CONCLUDING PRAYER. 
It is a duty incumbent on us to praise the Sove- 
reign Lord of the universe, to give honor unto him 
who IS the Creator of heaven and earth, who hath re- 
moved us from idolatry and superstition, and brought 
us to the knowledge of light and truth, which have 
become our happy portion in his service. 

(Choir and Congregation rise.) 

We bend the knee, bow down, and give homage 
TO THE Supreme King, the Most Holy. Blessed 
be He. 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 

He hath stretched out the heavens and established 
the earth, and the residence of his glory is most ex- 
alted, even in the heavens above. He is God, and 
none besides. 

Choir and Congregation, 
He is God, and none besides. 

Yea, it is an eternal truth that he is our King, and 
none besides him; for thus is it written in the law: 
" Know thou this day, and take to heart, that the 
Eternal is God in the heavens above and on the earth 
beneath, and there is none else." 

We therefore trust speedily to behold thy triumph- 
ant glory, O Lord our God, when idolatry will be ex- 
terminated from the earth, and the clouds of doubt 
and error be entirely dispelled. Then will the whole 
universe recognize thy glorious kingdom, all mankind 
will acknowledge and call upon thy Name, and every 
sinner turn in penitence to thee. Yea, all will then 
know and understand, that before thee alone must every 
knee bend, to thee alone must every tongue swear 
fealty, all prostrating themselves and giving honor to 
thy most Holy Name. All will acknowledge thy 
dominion, and thou wilt be their Sovereign Ruler for # 



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Service for the Eve of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



evermore. For thine is the kingdom, and for ever 
wilt thou reign in glory, as it is written in thy law, 
The Lord will reign for ever and ever;" and further- 
more is it written, ''The Everlasting will be King 
over all the earth ; on that day will it be acknow- 
ledged that the Lord is One, and his narne One." 

Choir and Congregation, 

On that day the Lord Everlasting 
Will be One, and His name One. 



BENEDICTION. 

May the blessing of Divine Providence rest upon 
you all, O congregation. 

*' The Lord bless and preserve thee. The Lord cause 
his countenance to shine upon thee, and be gracious 
unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance unto 
thee, and grant thee peace." 

May peace abide within thy walls, prosperity with- 
in thy habitations." 

May the Eternal bless the President of the United 
States and all the constituted authorities, the Governor 
and officers of this State and this city, that through 
them order may be preserved, and right and liberty 
be fostered. 

May the Almighty God send unto you and your 
dear ones the blessings of his day of rest (the delight 
of his festivals), that the sacred observance of the 
Sabbath (of this festive day) may impress you with 
increased faith and fill your souls with heavenly peace. 
O Lord, give strength unto thy people, bless thy peo- 
ple Vv^ith peace ! Amen ! 

Choir and Congregation. 
His people's strength will He increase. 
And bless them evermore with peace ! Amen. 



d»Sj-iS n^^^S r\nm nSan 



.jst'H nninD '5 rjn;^" na^j ♦ijSx i. 

T. . T. T.; T" T;— ; T"~ T T: 

•TV T - : • j V • 1 ; • • T T - : ■ :) • : 

'^^J;??^'" .ob^J^C i?9 "^^V^^'! -^O^* T'"'? 




45 



Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



SERVICE FOR THE MORNING OF SAB- 
BATHS AND FESTIVALS. 



1. My God, the soul which thou hast placed in my 
body is pure, for it is a portion of thy Holy Spirit, 
an emanation from thee, who art the fountain of purity. 
Thou hast created it and formed it. Thou hast 
breathed it into me, and dost carefully guard it within 
me. When thou seest fit, thou wilt take it from me, 
but wilt restore it in the eternal happiness of the future 
world. Whilst this soul shall continue within me 
will I adore thee, O Lord my God, and God of my 
fathers. Blessed be thou, O Lord, Author of all 
works. Source of all souls. 



2. Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who hast given to man intelligence to dis- 
tinguish between day and night. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who didst grant me the privilege of being 
born in the faith of Israel. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who removest the bonds of darkness from 
the eyes of the blind. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who loosenest the fetters of the oppressed. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who raisest up those who are cast down. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who girdest Israel with the strength of faith. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who crownest Israel with the diadem of 
their priestly mission. 



ahrh) najrS nnnt:^ nSan 46 

, ,. .. ,.. ^ |,...T : . 1 , .: 

.yi iDPrpi r"i D"ji<o iJh'.'nirT'i . fvp n^S |Vp^ 



tw' Tji-ini ?<in r]m .Wpi nniij Tjna 

vi/pD lits'"'?? "i>{3.pi natf^'p ipj; ^i^i^^ 

\^ -i^pni ?in3r> ^SlJJ nii'Ppi 

TjSp .a^oSipn 'pr *>^*nS.v upSp ^3*'7Pii'! 

r noi< ii"!? '^"^"^^^ "irni?. "ijj^pi nptj^p 

^' 





% 47 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



Be pleased to assist us, O Lord ! that we may be 
instrumental in furthering the glorious aims of Israel, 
by walking in thy law and firmly adhering to thy 
precepts. Suffer us not to fall into temptation or 
disgrace, but do thou animate our hearts with lofty 
impulses, and endue us with strength to subject our 
inclinations to thy divine will. Grant that our purity 
of life may obtain for us grace, favor, and benevolence 
in thy sight and in the sight of all mankind, and 
that we may enjoy the abundance of thy beneficence. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord! who bestowest bountifully 
goodness and beneficence. Amen. 



3. Blessed be he, at whose word the world was 
called into existence. Blessed be he who fulfills what 
he promises, and establishes what he ordains. 
Blessed be he who provides the earth with marks 
of his mercy for all who dwell thereon. Blessed be he 
who bestows a good reward upon those who fear him. 
Blessed be the ever-living and all-powerful God, the 
deliverer and redeemer of all mankind. Blessed be he, 
and blessed be his name ! 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, the almighty and all-merciful Father, who ac- 
cordest unto thy people and those who fear thee the 
privilege of praising thy loving kindness. And with 
the psalms of David, thy faithful servant, will we extol 
thy great name ; with songs and hymns will we render 
homage unto our King, the only God, the Source of all 
life ! unto whom be praise and glory now and for ever- 
more. Blessed be thou, O Lord and King, for the 
blissful privilege we enjoy of chanting thy praises 
\ and glory. Amen. 



=°as<^ 

n'bm nitj'S r^nm nSsn • 48 



i 



ON SABBATHS. 

Choir and Congregation. 

TJD^ jfvSi^. isrSi minS niD 

Choir and Congregation. 

D^rS d-iD nnxi 

t; t ^ : T T - : 

; T : • |- I IV ; • ♦ • t: J |v : .... 

:pi;"! 'ri'^s 'Jnp. d'Ni? D^ni 

no3 D^'^mLT' :nj!jr* ri:3':'3 nxs ma* "ions p^-t^' 

... . . .. . . p ^ . _ ..|.. . ^ .r T " I 

D'Jtyi T^y'v^ pDii' iij^ : innp: ^yfh^ nnvn? 

Choir and Congregation. 

70 T T : • t: T T • 



y^)^:^= .... = 

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ON SABBATHS. 

{Psa/m 92.) 

4. R'dr. — Singf ye the song of the Sabbath day! 

Ck. & Co7ig. — How good thy mercies to record 
In grateful songs, Almighty Lord ; 
Thy watchful care by morning light, 
Thy never-failing truth by night ; 
From decachord to sound acclaim, 
With lyre and harp to sing thy Name ! 
For thou hast made thy works my joy, 
Thy doings shall my praise employ. 

Rdr. — How great the wonders thou hast wrought ! 
Thy counsels are a deep of thought, 
Which brutish men cannot discern, 
And fools will neither know nor learn. 
Though sinners thrive and prosper here. 
And wicked men in bloom appear, 
They only spring for death a prey. 
And lo ! they flee and fade away ; 
For they will not thy Name adore, 

Ch. & Cong, — Most High and Blessed 
For evermore. 

Rdr, — Lord, in thy strength exalt my horn, 
And with fresh oil my head adorn ; 
Then foes turned back mine eye shall cheer. 
Their ruin shall salute mine ear ; 
For righteous men shall grow like palms. 
Like lofty cedars stretch their arms. 
Those planted in the courts of God 
Shall flourish in his blest abode; 
They shall in age with fruit abound, 
And ever blooming shall be found ; 

J Ch, & Cong. — To SHOW that God, my Rock of might, 

i In all HIS DEALINGS IS UPRIGHT. 



D'hrh) nntrS nnn^^ nSan so 

ON PASSOVER. 

• ^ • ^ "TIT; V T : T -: 

V I' T T T • -|" T T - t| T • 

niortp |\y-»3 ♦^^-nx IN"}: : l3-ni?rT» nn^rr npssj 
-^3 hdh^-nS ^» 'trill ^^:n) :vntS 

T ; : - t: : ; '^j- t: t • • : t •• • 

ir-jp ^i^it^'^ iv^ niN")^ D',p' 3rlN» D'*n f-Dnrr 
jrp3 iiD-nsTJ^i )nt? "^iD Jrip-ip wp ^i^ns^i 

npir i^S'if* Db.t2i pnv n^^i ni3n : nn 
vc^'-i nnipn :n-i3trj mnp nnx vriDvr^? 
v-i3r tr'SJ n-iiD nptrN' pnv ♦x^j?'"! nr,") 

; T T^-: V |v t: V |t . . P • • 

:13 D'pnn-73 




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ON PASSOVER. 

{Psalm 34.) 

5. At all times I will bless the Lord, || His praise 
shall tune my voice. || He is my glory; hear the word, || 
Ye humble, and rejoice ! || Come, help me laud || Our 
gracious God, |i Exalt him as our choice. || The Lord 
relieved me from all fright || In answer to my prayers. || 
Men look to him, their eyes grow bright, || and no 
reproach is theirs. || This poor man's cry || Was heard 
on high, II And he was saved from cares. || His angels 
round his fearers move 1| To save them when dis- 
tressed. II Come, taste and see how great his love ! || 
Blest all who on him rest. || Young lions may jj In vain 
seek prey ; || Who seek the Lord are blest. || Come, 
children, hearken to my lays, 1| I'll teach his fear to 
you. 11 What man desires a length of days, || And would 
be prospered too? — 1| Thy lips restrain, jj From guile 
refrain, || Do good, and peace pursue! — || His ears to 
all the just are bowed, || His eyes to them inclined. || 
His face is set against the proud, || To cast their name 
behind. || But he is near || The crushed to cheer, jj The 
broken heart to bind. || Around the just lurk many 
woes, II From all saves God alone. || But sin the sinner 
overthrows; || In gloom the wicked moan. || The Lord 
sets clear || His servants here, || Redeems them for his 
own. 



uhrsh^ nac'S nnnr nSsn 52 1 



ON. SHABUOTH. 

Tjio vi» njr;^Di dhsod D'otrn «. 

:nyi-mn» nbhh nS'Si idn dvS :);pin 

:DrT3 Sn'N Dtr jr'ot:6 orr^^o Snn n^fpn1 Dp kv' 
mn'K rnS tr^cr* insno rnna s>Jini 

T - •• 

v|T - r : T • ; t: 
• \T - • : TT 1 : - : 

mn* ipiv nD^^ '♦-♦DStr'a 

T : - I : T V v: t: •• : : • 
T - • T T • • T . : . 

"'D nit^^rf np^. Dip?^'? ana nnp rj-r^ro^ 
iStrpi-SN ?]i.5;^ Tjtrn Dnrp dj : 'Jp;. nnnp^p r?: 

-npjs "^V- '^"^ ^^^^ ''"^'i?- "^^'^^ '"^ 




ON SHABUOTH. 

{Psalm 19.) 

6. The heavens declare the praise of God, || The skies 
show forth his work abroad, || Day unto day shall 
utter speech, || And night to night shall knowledge 
teach. II No form of language strikes the ear, || No 
vocal sound is there to hear. || Their words through 
all the world are gone, || Their line is round creation 
drawn. || In them he gave the sun his place. || Lo, he 
appears in bridal grace, || When from his chamber forth 
he hies || In giant strength to course the skies. || He 
starts from where the heavens end, || His circuits to 
their term extend. || His rays light up the world com- 
plete, II And nought is hidden from his heat. 

The law of God is pure in plan, 

And renovates the soul of man. 

His words of truth, without disguise, 

Have power to make the simple wise. 

His statutes are conceived in right. 

And yield the heart a sweet delight. 

The Lord's commands with clearness shine, 

Invest the eyes with light divine. 

The fear of God is clean and pure, 

It shall from age to age endure. 

His judgments strike the wondering view, 

Are altogether just and true. 

Their worth is priceless, is untold, 

Their value is above fine gold. 

Their sweetness, too, doth far excel 

The purest honey from the cell. 
Their warning is to me a guard; || In keeping them 
is great reward. || But who can guard 'gainst sins 
unknown? || Lord, thou wilt clear me, thou alone. || 
Oh, hush the passions' storm within, || That I be fault- 
less, clear from sin. || What my mouth speaks, what 
thinks my heart, || Accept, O Lord ! My rock thou art. 




DDjr*? finni:^ nSiDD 

ON SUCCOTH AND SH'MINI ATZERETH. 

rin iS n^B^" nS-n^tsf "iitr;^ San 11:1^3 
DJb : dxdvSd vi3 nnni itj'j^j d'd^' " 1313 

T T : T ■ " I : ' \~ t t: - ; • 

rriv 'iin -|,p^{ :S3n 'S^r'-Ss ni^i* 
r\')£y,/,n't2p_ ni3^'no n^jh d»ij nv]; n^an » ti^j^n. 
IJD n^'N : ^Ti. iiS 13S ni3^"nD dSijtS 
D»3n D»oir>3 :iS nSmS -in3 £D;^n vhSn ^^-im 

• j- T • T -: - : - T •t -r t v: t: v 

-S3-SiN{ pan as"? -in! "iv*D JH'^n '3?r>-S3 

:d'?p| iS^n 3-131 nj/iB^'jiS didh :n3"3'33 
n.}»p ^''^irh Ji'^pn^ □''^niP^ vnt-Sj\* \y. nin 

j" T - T ; • I ' : t tt t . ■ • 

-'H' njnD3 itr^'ip Dt:^'3 ijsS npb'* 13-0 txin 
: i^'?p.' 1^7^^ :! ^IPt? 



% 55 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



ON SUCCOTH AND SH^MINI ATZE- 
RETH. 

{Fsa/m 33.) 

7. Exult, ye righteous, in the Lord, || His praise 
becometh you ; || Wake up ten strings, the harp and 
chord, II With songs sublime and new. || His word'is 
straight, and true his deeds, || In justice he delights. || 
His mercy o'er all earth proceeds, || A sun by days and 
nights. II His word the heaven's high arches reared, || 
His breath their hosts arrayed, || A storehouse for the 
sea prepared, || And deep on deep has laid. || Let all 
earth fear the Mighty God, || Her sons be filled with 
awe ! II When he said "Be," lo, there it stood, || And all 
obeyed his law. || The Lord did quell the nations' 
rage, || The peoples' plans make vain. || His counsels 
stand from age to age, || And his designs remain. || O 
happy nation, truly blest, || Whose God the Eternal is, || 
A heritage by him possessed || And chosen to be his ! || 
On all mankind his glances dart, || He sees them from 
his throne ; || To him, the moulder of the heart, || The 
deeds of all are known. || The king no numerous 
armies save, || The valiant not his might; || Vain is 
the steed, though nerved and brave, || For victory or 
for flight. II He looks on those with kind esteem || Who 
on his grace rely, || And will their souls from death 
redeem, || In famine food supply. || He is our stay, 
our help and shield, || In him our souls confide. || To 
heartfelt joys our cares will yield, || For his name is 
our guide. || Thy grace to us may be revealed, [| As 
we in thee abide ! 




t^hnh) nntit^ rh^n 



56 

— I 



didSd ?]niD'?D nriD^D mn -jino^ rn'-n^Ji onxn 

• • T ;ttt 

"^pS » -jpiD till iirS35 ^ri^rppi D'pSr-b 





¥ 57 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



{Fsalm 145.) 

8. I'll praise thee, Lord, my God and King, || And 
ever bless thy name, || Day after day untiring sing || 
and loud extol thy fame. || "Great is the Lord, no 
search can reach || His might, no word his praise." || 
Past ages of thy doings preach || And sound thy grand 
displays. || Like them, thy glorious majesty, || Thy 
wonders tune mj/ song; || And as tkey tell thy victory, || 
So claims thy might my tongue. || Their memory pro- 
claims thy grace, || And of thy deeds they sing. || "The 
Lord is gracious to each, race, || Kind and long-suf- 
fering. II The Lord is good to all abroad, || Lets shine 
on all his rays." || Oh, may all creatures praise thee, 
God, II As thy true servants praise ! || Let them pro- 
claim thy glorious reign, || To men thy deeds com- 
mend. II Thy Kingdom ever shall remain, || Thy rule 
shall never end. || God lifts the feeble when they fall, || 
And makes the helpless stand; || He sends supplies of 
food to all II Who wait upon his hand. || He sends con- 
tent to all that live, || His treasure ne'er decays; || His 
works abundant mercy give, || And righteous are his 
ways. II To answer prayer he's ever nigh || For all who 
seek aright; || He sends redemption when they cry || 
Who in his truth delight. || He safely keeps his 
servants all, || Destroys all wickedness; || His praise, 
therefore, my lips shall call; || His Name all flesh may 
bless! 

But as to us, we will adore 

His Holy Name for evermore. Hallelujah. 



ipn5 jimprr .D»^iirT^<n) tD^JitrNnn 'riS^ 
hii jDniJ3 .D^pnna vjiin^i 

T I'^T V - T | - -: •• | - v: t: ): 

,.. t: It : - : •)-:•■ : I" -: 

|T : - : • ^ T T : Jt ; - t : jt • : • •• • 

^* T • T "n •• JT : - • V | .- • ( r : - • v | . •• 

li^ri^-NSi .^I'ipn-i 1:117?^; mp-n^. njn^V'! 

V I T : j" - : T : |~ T V t t . ) . |t t , | 

^yhm .id^:?''! arr |n .irp5 riot?^ 

npip-SDi .ran T]^ n"i,r'^?^ -^^^-^^ 
nvSpi 2-)p:Sdi ninDS"':'^! .ninna^'ri 



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9. The breath of all living shall praise thy Name, O 
Lord our God, and the spirit of all creatures ever pro- 
claim thy glory. From everlasting unto everlasting is 
thy existence as the one true God, besides whom we 
acknowledge no ruler, redeemer, or savior. When 
visited by trouble and distress, thou didst deliver and 
rescue us, thou didst sustain us in thy great mercy, 
because thy providential care is as unending as thyself. 
From the remotest times hast thou been our shield ; yea, 
unto the latest generations wilt thou be our protector. 
Thou rulest the whole universe with kindness and 
fillest thy creatures with love, O Eternal Being, unto 
whom alone our praises are due. We know that how 
replete soever human lips may be with praises, or how 
eloquent the tongue of man, yet could we never ade- 
quately express the manifold thanks due unto thee for 
all the mercies which thou hast bestowed on our an- 
cestors and ourselves. Thou didst deliver us from 
Egyptian thralldom, and redeem us from the house of 
bondage. When famine threatened to consume us, 
thou didst provide food, and didst with plenty sustain 
us. When the sword was uplifted against us, thou didst 
protect us. When pestilence visited the earth, and the 
fierce passions of mankind sought to make us answer- 
able for thy dispensations, thou didst furnish us with a 
means of escape. Oh ! from what numerous evils and 
long-continued afflictions didst thou protect us ! Yea, 
hitherto have thy tender mercies supported us, and thy 
kindness hath not forsaken us, neither wilt thou ever 
abandon us. Therefore shall all our mental and physical 
energies, all the vital powers with which thou hast 
endowed us, unite in rendering thanks and praise, 
homage and adoration unto thy Name, our King and 
Ruler. Yea, every mouth should thank thee, every 
tongue adore thee, every knee bend unto thee, and even 

Lthe most exalted bow down before thee. Every heart || 



I D'hrh^ nac'S nnncr nSsn eo I 

T-:* -t: •: t*: tt 'Tr-T- 

. D^nnn on^pn ]v^2) . T|n3i-in Dpnv '"i^i^i 

(The Congregation rise.) 

.ninas^'ns '^ni nnx rjiia 

.nntpr n'tr? nnian . nixSoirt jnt? .mxiinrr 

Nirn ND^j;? .^s♦^-! n,:?*f ir'ip.n'.'i Sljn^ lo. 

|iD\»n3 nrnD*?? t'^'^-"! •'^^''f^l^ 
:pNnpN^ ,yy^ t^pi '^Pl 

Choir and Congregation. 

D*?!:^ ^^r. V^^ 

Header. 

-iirrnn Ntrjnn oaiiiin "iJ^Si?'! n3ri:?''i tj-iDn^ 
p;oN1 xnon^i Nnrap'i^ n^TP'I ^^O?"'?"'^? 



S 61 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



should worship thee, and all our faculties join in chant- 
ing thy praise, O great and Omnipotent God, Owner 
of heaven and earth. 

O King ! enthroned in Majesty on High ! 
Thou abidest in infinity; wondrous and holy are 
thy attributes, unsearchable are thy ways. And yet the 
Holy Scriptures say : Exult in the Lord^ O ye 
righteous, for his praise becometh the upright." There- 
fore do the lips of the upright praise thee, and with 
the utterances of the righteous art thou blessed. The 
tongues of the pious extol thee, and from the midst 
of the saints is holiness ascribed unto thee. 

(The Congregation rise.) 

Blessed be thou, O Lord, Almighty King ! magni- 
fied in hymns of praise and thanksgiving. Thy won- 
drous deeds are unspeakable, and yet art thou pleased 
to accept the songs and chants of psalmody with which 
we approach thy throne, O ever-living King of the 
universe. 



10. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established over the whole earth, and may 
ye and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen. 

Ckoir and Congregation. 
Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Reader. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us 
say, Amen ! 




Header, 



Choir and Congregation, \^ 
' (The Congregation are seated.) 

:S3rT-n»Ni Nnini diSb' n^';^ ti^'h 

(On Sabbaths, or Festivals occurring on the Sabbath.) 

ti'i-ip npK^ Sbn) .r]H7?e'> Sbn^ ?jni» San) 

T ; *. '•, T ^ : 

* 

r]*jrj^D np :n'C'iy-)5"nb'3;^5 TOO cdi^-Sd? 
riSsn njop p{<n hnSd .n^jri^ nto^n^ d'?3 

|v|V- )|Vt:) • I v|T T T ; T t |- "^t ^ ' / • 

njij;? DJtfp ij;!;!:'! .ij3#p mi: ijt;^ piiH 

(On Sabbaths, or Festivals ocourriag on the Sabbath.) 

.nm:ipn dvS nco;^ mxiDn :ni3D ND3-^r 

T ; - ; T V|v ; ■ : t-. 

1 5 .npiNi na^'p ^j^otf'n dvi nn;3NVp-SDP \x nac^' | 



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Reader. 

Praise ye the Lord, unto whom all praise belongeth. 
Ckoir and Congregation. 
Praised be the Lord, unto whom all praise be- 
longeth, now and for evermore. 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

11. Yea, we praise thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of 
the Universe, who causest light and darkness to alter- 
nate, and promotest the peace and harmony of all 
creation. 

(On Sabbaths, or Festivals occurring on the Sabbath.) 

(All give thanks unto thee, and all utter thy 
praises ! All proclaim : None is holy like the Eter- 
nal ! All extol thee, Former of all, who givest light 
to the whole world and the inhabitants thereof.) 

Thou givest light unto the earth, gladdening those 
who dwell thereon, greeting us day after day with 
thy kindness and renewing the wonders of thy crea- 
tion. How great are thy works, O Lord ! in wisdom 
hast thou made them all ; the earth is full of thy 
treasures." Thou art exalted, O King ! and to thee 
alone is reverential praise and glory due ; for the be- 
ginning of all things manifesteth thy greatness. O 
Lord Eternal, in thy infinite mercy have compassion 
on us, like as from old thou hast been our defence 
and our fortress, our shield and our refuge. 

(On Sabbaths, or Festivals occurring on the Sabbath.) 

(Nature's Master ceased from work on the seventh 
day, establishing thereon his throne of everlasting 
Majesty. Yea, with glory hath he crowned the day 
of rest, appointing the Sabbath for a day of spiritual 
delight. This is the sublime distinction of the seventh 
day, that it proclaimeth the perfection of God's crea- 



d^SjiSi ny^'h Dnnn^ nSsn 64 



111' n^i;i y> n^p .vniy^-Ss SnS o-nnn nxp: 
S.Ntn;:': laj;'? rrmjp S'hisn nvi' rf'^p SnS 
'^'''ilpn! iJ'p':'?^ :| HPv'' ::J''1)7 •'i^'^^'lp? 
(J nnpp p.}<n W.i>^ap op^'a nx^in: 'liisSo 

* * * 

nnN Tjna ,nSD r[nN;3f iTb'j^,::^ niK-niNp 

irniDtt nin;^.? .ijpSa i^dx .i:*"?;^ n^.^n nnnn 
pDc'? li?'?^ (ill '^T^i^ onn .r::mn :3N*n ir^N* 

I T : I*- • : J : j ' t ^ .. - i t - t t t |- t 

• riitr^iSp't::^? . isSSi i::'?S j/bp^S .*?'3p^n'?i 
"iNHi : ronj^a ?im"in i^d^n n^i-hyna DpSi 

nnair^ji nS'jj .ijnD3 Nni*ini Snjn ntrip 



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tion, and is the herald of the Lord, proclaiming the 
song of the Sabbath-day : How good is it to praise 
the Eternal !" Therefore should all his creatures 
bless and glorify him, and render homage and adora- 
tion to the Great Author of Nature, the Holy One, 
who vouchsafed unto his people the gracious boon of 
the Sabbath's sacred repose. Thy Name be sanctified, 
O Lord God ! and thy Majesty exalted, as in the 
heavens above, so on the earth beneath.) 

•X- -x- 
•X- 

O that we could exceed in uttering thy praise, 
beyond all that thy handiwork declares ; yea, more 
than the heavenly luminaries unceasingly announce. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord, Author of refulgent light. 
Amen ! • 



12. In thy inexhaustible love, O Lord our God ! 
didst thou give us spiritual light, causing it to shine 
upon us through thy benignity and grace. Our Father 
and King, as thou didst give thy law as a tree of life 
to our ancestors who trusted in thee, so be gracious 
unto us also, and incline our hearts to its sacred 
teachings, and instill within us the desire for knowledge 
and understanding, that we may perceive and compre- 
hend all its inculcations, and be enabled to learn and 
teach, to observe and practise them in devoted love. 
O ! illumine our eyes with thy Torah ! Cause us to 
love thy precepts, and let us so act in the love and fear 
of thy Name, that we may never be put to shame for 
our deeds. Unwavering is our trust in thy holy Name, 
that thou wilt gladden us through thy salvation. For 
thou, O God ! seekest the salvation of all mankind, and 
hast selected us from all nations and tongues to per- 

1 form thy service, by proclaiming thy unity in truth and 
i I love. Blessed be thou, O Lord, who hast chosen thy 

; people Israel for a mission of love. Amen. 



D'hrh) nntj'S nnn^ nSsn 66 
r D tJ' ri N ' -, n 13. 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then the Choir and Con- 
gregation repeat it wliile standing.) 

T V T 

•.T T : : - : ' T 

(The Cong, take their seats, and the Rabbi recites the following.) 
(T"S V'D 13733 J'" }<"•' T 1 D"I37) 

di*n ?|^VP "i^^'^? ri'^iXn DnD-in vm 
niifD liTN ♦n'ii'D-'7»v iratr'n rDtr-ON .imi 

.... . ^ V ""I - : • V : : • I T • i t ; 

"Sd? n^J^S DP'n'^^i^ T''^^* 

Dps rsipfTs :nj^3^i hSdni ^jnpnoS rjia'p 2^Jl?. 
D'"»n{< D'nS.Nt Di^inpii^^T on'iDi d;)??'? '"ifi?.*"!? 
-nN Ti>TT nnm :anS onnnnc^ni 



67 Morning Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



13. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then the Choir and Congrega- 
tion repeat it while standing.) 

Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God; the 
Lord is One ! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for evermore. 

(The Congregation take their seats, and the Rabbi recites the fol- 
lowing scriptural passages :) :^ 
(Deut. vi. 4-9, xi. 13-21 ; Numb. xv. 37-41.) 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words, which I command thee this day, 
shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy 
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy 
house, and upon thy gates. 

And it shall come to pass, that if ye will hearken . 
diligently unto my commandments which I command I 
you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve 
him with all your heart and all your soul, then will 
I send rain for your land in its due season, the first rain i 
and the latter rain, that thou may est gather in thy corn, j 
thy wine, and thy oil. And I will give grass in thy 
field for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 
Take heed of yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, 
and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship 
them. For then the Lord's wrath will be kindled 



p^== - / - ----- -m^^ 

T . .1 T T -: T ; T T V ; ' : t - 

on^n^i :?]pip?i ?]??^'?v ^I^t?? 

I •.• |T T <- • r T - - • V T 

CDDn^5 'aja'Sj; nv'V cdo*? ''^^J^'': ^'^''^'^f '"^I'^^l 
DD^rj; nn>{i D3?3S niiN mnn onx OiTtr^i 

□DS ni^n'? D^VP Hi?''' °?0'>* 'ON^'in "i;?'ni 

Choir. 



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against you, and he will shut up the heavens, that 
there be no rain, and the land w^ill not yield her fruit, 
and ye shall perish quickly from off the goodly land 
which the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up 
these my words in your heart and in your soul, and 
bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shaU 
be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou lie.st down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts 
of thy house, and upon thy gates. , That your days 
may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in 
the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to 
give them, as the days of heaven oyer the earth. 

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying. Speak 
unto the children of Israel, and bid them to make 
thernselves fringes in the borders of their garments, 
throughout their generations, and that they put upon 
the fringes of the borders a thread of blue. And it 
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon 
it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, 
and do them; and that ye seek not after the inclina- 
tions of your own heart and the delight of your 
eyes, in pursuit of which ye have been led astray. 
That ye may remember, and do all my conimand- 
ments, and be holy unto your God. I am the Lord 
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 

Choir, 

The Lord your God is ever true and faithful! 



■^^= — - — 

is. D'7J"i7i natrS nnntr rht^n 7o I 

•ij'Sj; nin .£D;p_i a^^ll rioK i*. 

! • P"tD^< Nin nnx) fia^Nn Nin nnx n^is; 

1 ♦) ij/iSn-i pnvsp •l^.yi.^') Snu ijS 
.rij^pja f)iD-Dii .ijnn^j onn;?^ rraoi .irrlS^f 

• : - T : T T • ; t t| - 

.'0^3 noNi ..13"! nnojj'3 .rty^ mrh hii-p'. 

Choir and Congregation, 



{Tips n3D3 dVn3 n303-'P 




71 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



14. True, firm, unshaken, and stable is this word 
unto us for ever and ever! yea, a truth unchangeable, 
a statute unalterable ! 

The past lays before us the truth, and makes us con- 
fident that what thou hast been to our fathers, thou 
wilt be to us, even a guide, protector, and redeemer, 
the Rock of our salvation, our Savior and Deliverer. 
From old such is thy name, and there is no almighty 
power save thine. 

It is a truth that thou art the first and the last, 
and without thee we have neither King, Redeemer, 
nor Savior. Thou didst give evidence of this in redeem- 
mg us from Egypt, and bringing us out of the house 
of bondage ; and wonderful was thy salvation at the 
Red Sea, when thou didst lead thy chosen ones safely 
through its foaming billows. 

The hearts of our ancestors were filled with emo- 
tions of gratitude for all this, and gave forth songs 
and chants, benedictions and thanksgivings unto thee, 
Fountain of life. Ever-existing God ! They witnessed 
thy lofty and sublime acts, thy great and awe-inspiring 
deeds ! They beheld that thou didst overthrow the 
haughty and raise up the lowly, that thou didst free 
the enslaved and redeem the depressed, O Helper 
of the needy and Hearer of the supplications of thy 
people whenever their petitions come before thee. 

Therefore did they utter praises to the God on 
High, blessed be he, yea, ever blessed. Even Moses 
and the children of Israel, in accents of joy, chanted 
the song of praise in unison, shouting : 
Choir and Congregation, 

Who among the mighty is like unto thee, O 
Lord! Who is like unto thee, glorified in 
holiness, fearful in praised deeds, performing 

WONDERS ! 



Dhnh^ ny^^h nnrri:' nSsn •^2 1 
D'H ri?£r-S;^ ^IP^'"? d'S^nji .majr' ncnn m*::* 

Choir and Congregation* 

T : • - T T: T - 

r 2 tJ' n 5 n 3 16. 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voiee.) 

il3^rT Siw %*r\ .3pj;;_ ^hSni pny*. 'n^»^ nn-pH 
.h^T\ nip] .D'5itD Dnon Sou .fvbj^. .Nniani 
|j;pS Dn'^3 'A?'? nSvS^><'3.?i .ni3N npn i3in 

(During the Penitential Days.) 

•-- I "T I viv — - |-:t 

:Dnn55< nnx r)m yjc'^D) w 
nnx rm 'nii CDSirV -ii^ji nnx n. 
c D^i'Jin -tni!2?i nnn n'u'O) .;^'t*inS 3") 

... IT - .--IT . . |.^ 

injvj.N □•'ppi csni DiN^ "i^npi D^Sin nqiii d'Ssu 
•jSp rjS npn rpi ni-)i3^ Sj;3 ^ji^p *p .i^j; 



'^Tj^o^I 

1 73 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



Yea, the redeemed ones chanted a new song at the 
seashore when recognizing thy providence, and in 
united chorus did they acknowledge thy sovereignty, 
exclaiming : 

Choir and Congregation, 
The Lord will reign for ever and ever 
And thus it is recorded in the Holy Scriptures, 
" Our Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is his name, the 
Holy One of Israel." Blessed be thou, O Lord, the 
Redeemer of Israel. 

15. THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O 'Author of the Universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

{^During the Penitential Days.) 
(Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who delightest in dispens- 
ing the blessings of life. Write us in the book of life, in order that 
we may proclaim thy mercy, O God of life.) 

O Heavenly King ! ourSupporter, Savior, and Shield f 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham.^ ^ 

IL Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

(Thou biddest the winds to blow and the rain to descend.) 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling; healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of thex>ppressed, so doth 
thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty acts ? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispens- 
i ing death or life, wilt cause salvation to sprmg forth ? 



nhrh^ nntrS nnn::' nSan i 

(During the Penitential Days.) 

• - : • - - T : •• • - t - ' | t • 

: D^i^rr n'ntp nnx Tina . D*np ni^nn'p nn{< f OiV^i 

(When praying alone.) 

QV-Sp5 D'C'iij^i ti'iii^ c^'np^ nnx ni* 
x'npn Snh nnx rim .nSo n?iSSn> 

It- •• t t: t - ) T T IV I I - : 

(At the Public Service.^ 
□nn "0273 I'nir^ OT'lp???' cid';7U*| '1??^ ^IpJ III.* 

D'^'^iO? Sip Ci*'?*^? p;ni 'i'^« Sn^ Sip3 m Read. 

Choir and Congregation^ 

on35< a^^no ^3 'ni'SrDni r;£)in ^j3S? ^^ip'?? Read. 
^^j;>T!^\ S-j^nn '^y??^. ^"^^ C3j?i;»n S3 S^ ■^jnon 'r\:3 
rjno'?? ^cd^^v^ mpSi nii; nnS ^i^c^ ^r"?p? 

: ^vj^ n;^3 nnxn "^ais 
Chair and Congregation, 

•nae'i .E^'ipj ^-jinE'ip "D'tivj mjS^ .-iSnj tjj hi; in'-? Read, 

TiT It ; T » .-jv . T T . 

: chipri Sxn rsm ^n3 

I (The Congregation are seated.) % 





4 75 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. I 



[During the Penitential Days.) 
(Yea, who is like unto thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life ?) 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 

(When praying alone.) 

*III. Thou art holy, and thy Name is holy, and it 
is a mission of holiness to praise thee daily. Praised 
be thou, O Lord, the Holy God. 



We, on earth, will sanctify thy Name as it is sanctified in the 
heavens above, accomplishing the words of the divine seer, and pro- 
claiming one to the other : 

Choir and Congregation. 

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole 
earth is full of his glory. 

Reader, Yea, in echoes loud and mighty does' thy praise resound 
throughout thy vast kingdom, where the messengers of thy grace and 
grandeur herald thy Majesty and proclaim thee Messed. 

Choir and Congregation. 

Blessed be the Majesty of the Lord in every place 
where it is manifested. 

Reader. Let the refulgence of thy Majesty appear unto all who seek 
thy glory and place implicit trust in thee ; and O! approximate the 
period when thou wilt be every where extolled from generation to 
generation, unto all eternity. Grant that we may behold this era, when 
thy kingdom will be so happily established, even as written by the sweet 
Psalmist of Israel : 

Choir and Co7tgregation. 
The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O 
Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah ! 

Reader. From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. Praised 
be thou, O Lord, the Holy God ! 
^ (The Congregation are seated.) 



ohrh} r)2:yh nnrrx^ nSan 



T6 



(On the Sabbath.) 



r 



□r»3 2in3i .1T5 inin m^ii nrh .*^'p-)n 

V : • |- T - V t; t • t v | - • t ^ : 

(On Festivals.) . . . 

n"m .ijniN ninx .D'ai^n-SaD i:mn3 hriK iv. 

T j- T : |T T : - T ' ^- T T • |T : - : t - 

♦ ^PT^i^S ijpSp *iJn3np;i /^q^n1>^p? ijnpn^^ 
Dnj;ij: nn^^pS n^r^2^-) nnHN? ij^hSn ^-i.'p'ji^ni 

(Atzereth) (Succoth) (Shabuoth) (Passover) 



IT : • - . . v|- 



*) The words in parenthesis are said if the feast occurs on 



77 



Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



{On the Sabbath) 

IV. As a gift of happiness didst thou vouchsafe unto 
us the Sabbath, and thy faithful servant Moses rejoiced 
in being the chosen messenger of thy ordinance unto 
Israel. He stood before thee on Sinai, and brought 
down from its heights the two tables of stone, on which 
the sacred precept of the Sabbath was inscribed. And 
further we read in thy Torah : 

"The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to 
observe it throughout their generations as a perpetual 
covenant Between me and the children of Israel is 
it a sign for ever, that in six days the Lord created 
heaven and earth, and appointed the seventh day for 
rest and spiritual reflection." 



{On Festivals) 

IV. Thfou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
but consecrate ourselves to thy service. 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us *(Sabbaths for rest and) festive seasons for 
this *(Sabbath and this) day of the 



delight, even 
Feast of 

Matzoth, 
the anniversary of 
our dehvery 
from bondage. 



STiebuoth, 
reminding us 
of the revelation 
at Mount Sinai, 



Succotht 
devoted to 
joy and thanks 
for thy 
merciful protection. 



8h\mini Atzereth, 
consecrated to 
joyful conclusion 
of the festive 
seasons. 



a holy convocation, reminding us of our mission from 
our going out from Egypt. 



*The words in parenthesis are said if the feast occurs on Sabbath. 



I Dhrh^ nptyS nnnc? nSan 78 1 

(On the Sabbath.) 

m.pn •i^iJf^'jilpl 13 ri^-i ^j;'5tf'5i .?]3ri3p ^rn"! 
:n»tr>{n3 ntrr^^S nor .nN"ip m-ix d*d^ 

tnatr'n tJ'''ipo •^ptf'' '3nj< 

(On Festivals.) 

'^\>^b ^i^^lT- ^'^ ^W- P'^r'n •''^V^^'^ 

(Atzereth.) (Succoth) (Shabuoth) (Passover) 
.ntn r\yj;n jn 'rpc'n .rrtn ni3Dn jn .nrniii;??^n jn .nin nis an jn 

Din .D'PO'l"! ""^l^i .D^'nl? 13 i^i^Tini 
^3 .lyr;; ^3 .i:j;.*5?''ini irSj; onii .u^m 





79 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



We thank thee, O Lord our God, for having bestowed 
this precious gift upon thy people Israel in abundant 
love, — that thou hast inspired the seed of Jacob to find 
pleasure and delight in keeping the seventh day holy. 
Yea, our hearts long for this sacred day, which crowns 
the week with spiritual joy, and gives us a foretaste 
of celestial bliss, in this earthly life, where we gaze 
on the wonderous works of thy creation. 

O our God, and the God of our fathers ! grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace. 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy com- 
mandments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, 
and grant us joy through thy salvation. Purify our 
hearts to serve thee in truth, and permit us to enjoy 
thy holy Sabbath, in full love for thy holy Name. 
Praised be thou, O Lord, who hast sanctified the Sab- 
bath. 



O our God, and the God of our fathers ! we beseech 
thee to permit our memorial and the memorial of our 
ancestors, and even of all thy people Israel, to ascend 
and come before thee, so that we may obtain grace, 
favor, and blessing, mercy, life and peace, on this 
day of 



the Feast of 


the Feast of 1 


the Feast of 


the Feast of 


Matzoth. 


Pentecost. | 


Booths. 


Conclusion. 



Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy Holy Word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and benign com- 
, passion, so mayest thou save and compassionate us, 
whose eyes are directed to thee, our Heavenly King, 
1 who rulest all mankind in mercy and love. 



(On the Sabbath) 



[On Festivals}} 




80 



n2rtN5 Drhor}) >h^' ^t2^l^ ^yrfin nvi v. 

(On the New Moon and in the Festival Week.) . 
(Succoth.) (Passover.) (New Moon.) 

T T : • |- ' . T T : j- v: t: (•• : t 

Din !ii;v^> n-i75V .ci'^nS 13 iJ^.*;rin) 

^ : nii3j;i ni<i;.? rj^inS ^jniN^'' « nr»k >]n3 

(On Festivals.) 

.-•T^pj?'' 'DHIN SnHB'* ?]5 inp^n . ^I^l?''"!^ nj;iD " na©) 



(SI Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 



V. O Lord our God, bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel. Accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

(On the New Moon and in the Festival Week,) 

(O our God, and the God of our fathers ! especially do 
we beseech thee to permit our memorial and the me- 
morial of our ancestors, and even of all thy people 
Israel, to ascend and come before thee, so that we 
may obtain grace, favor, and blessing, mercy, life and 
peace, on this day of 

(New Moon). (Feast of Matzoth). (Feast of Succoth). 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy Holy Word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and benign com- 
passion, so mayest thou save and compassionate us, 
whose eyes are directed to thee, our Heavenly King, 
who rulest all mankind in mercy and love. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone we offer 
reverence and adoration. Amen ! 

{On Festivals^ 
O our God, and the God of our fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy com- 
mandments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, 
and grant us joy through thy salvation. Purify our 
hearts to serve thee in truth, and permit us to enjoy 
thy holy (Sabbath and) Festivals, in full love for thy 
holy Name. Praised be thou, O Lord, who hast 
sanctified the (Sabbath and) Israel and the Festivals. 



J "iS^y-S^^^ 

D'hrh) ntjtrS nnm nSan 82 1 



♦iiSki ^yhh^ I] Nin nnist^" ,r\h ohid vi. 

S|t | |- t •• I IVT-: I- 

(During the Penitential Days.) tl}/^ dSIJ/S 

:nn'i3 aofta □"n'? 3in3^ 

1 |._. . . ... T ■ •- : : 

DiDH nm tina .nSo i:innrri iwiti^'' '^^n 

~ t: t - J t t |v \" f • V : | • : •• t 

(On Chanuckah.) 

t:i- t • V T ; - TTT VT t:|-t '-t '|v-;-: t-. 

Drn3 \p^B^ nSnj n;;r^n n^t?;; Sn^kt ^^^^S^ . ^oSi^s c^np;. ^nj 

n3:n ^p- 0310?^ ^;^3p;^ .^t^'^p^ rm-^vna nn: ^p'|?iri^. Ij^'JP? 

CdSd Sin) : H'li^n ^pc^S SbnS^ nninS . ^St^ 



^ 83 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. ^ 

VII. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail ; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
and trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives.* 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

(^During the Penitential Days.) 
(Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy covenant.) 
O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

[On Chanuckah.) 
* Specially do we render thanks unto thee, O Lord, for our wonder- 
ful preservation from persecution and danger, and for the mighty deedj; 
wrought on our behalf in ancient times at this particular season. 

In the days of the Hasmonean priest Mattathias and his sons, when 
the wicked Grecian government, under Antiochus Epiphanes, sought to 
exterminate thy people Israel, to cast thy law into oblivion, and compel 
them to transgress thy statutes, thou didst protect them in thy abundant 
mercy. Thou didst defend their cause and restore their rights. Thou 
didst deliver the mighty mto the hands of the weak ; the many into the 
hands of the few ; the wicked into the hands of the righteous ; the 
defiled into the hands of the pure ; and the arrogant into the hands of the 
followers of thy law. Thus didst thou make known thy power and thy 
Holy Name unto the nations of the earth by means of thy wondrous 
redemption and salvation of thy people Israel, which remains a memor- 
able event even unto this day. 

After this, thy children entered thy sanctuary at Jerusalem, cleansed 
it from all the defilement of idolatry, reestablished thy service, illumin- 

tated the courts of thy temple, and appointed these eight days of # 
Chanuckah for the praise and glorification of thy great Name ! % 



D*Sji-)Si n^tr^S nnntr nSsn ?4 



x! .-)10N3 r]pip Dj; D^jrii .rJ3i fnnjsj 
vjsiM Nj^^ J^ll.rtn v,i|! p| nN»":rinpir>'! 

^yh^i D»pp-}i ippi frr ,13^21 nnit: diW' D^jy vii. 

nhii^ ijb ijpna . rjaj; Sk-j{?^:-Sd 
D»*D n-iin u^rtSN ij'? nnj .n^jtj 

« I •• I""" T I T I |VT ; • . ) jvT 

. (During the Penitential Days.) 

» jVT : "T •: --T • . T tt:- t: tt: •.[••; 

.iiDiSt2;S? tzDvnS Sx-^^i^^ Sdi 2i:n:x 

T : • • - ; •• T : • | t : :|--: 

(On ordinary Sabbaths the Torah is here taken out and read, 
page 92.) 

(On the New Moon, Chanuckah and Festivals, Hallel is read — 
On.Succoth, the palm branch and the other species of the vege- 
table kingdom are here taken, and the following blessing said.) 

r - • : ^- |T • : t : • ; |t • | • 

(On the first day, the following is added.) 

mm ]f2^fi )::rin) ^:p^pi ^^DO^ 



85 Service for the Morning of Sabbaths and Festivals. 

Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnly pronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : The Lord 
bless and preserve thee ! The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ! The Lord 
lift up his countenance unto thee,andgive thee peace!" 

VII. We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

(^During the Penitential Days.) 
(And especially on these solemn days of penitence do we pray thee to 
remenber and inscribe us, and all the people of the house of Israel, in 
the book of life, blessing, peace, and prosperity.) 

Praised be thou, O Lord, the never-failing fount of 
peace. Amen ! 



(On ordinary Sabbaths the Torah is here taken out and read, page 92.) 
(On the New Moon, Chanuckah and Festivals, Hallel is read. — 
On Succoth, the palm branch and the other species of the vegetable 
kingdom, are here taken, and the following blessing said:) 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who hast sanctified us with thy precepts, and 
commanded us to distinguish this festival with the 
palm branch. 

(On the first day, the following is added :) 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who hast vouchsafed unto us life and health, 
f to behold the return of this festive season. 



I '?'?rr "no 86 1 



:TOtrS ♦n*3Ji3n '♦a : 11133 n^o'j'n 

V |T T • • : - - 1" v: T - • : • I" t - 

St "i3j;p 'P'p.p : f"}K3i D'Q^'S niKi'7 'V^'^'^n 
'3ni Dj; D»3nrDr o^a'inS : tv3k on* histrNO 

.... . ... . . • • I : V • T : ~ 

:n»iSSn nnDtJ' D^^an-Dx iTsn mpy 1 'n^triD : 

T -: - T •■ : • T - ... I- - ...| |.|r-: . « 

HN-i D*n : rniStt'DD Sxiir* it^npS min» nn^n 

TT T- T : :~ "t:* :|t: t : t:t 

ni;;3^ D'S'n? npi onnrr :-)1^^^^ 3D! ni'n d>;i 
mni<S 3Dn n^n Di:n ♦a D*n ?]"7"np : jnv-'^?? 
♦^flVP •INi'^'J?? nij73| np'i.n o'l^in 
"w^n ♦3$nn :3p^t niS{< ♦.3.£3'?p p.^< ''?ii7 |i-i{^ 

^ 'It :^ - : • t - -It - -: * 

.-r.:. - ^ ■ - =^m-^ 



Hallel. 



HALLEL; 

OR 

PSALMS OF PRAISE 

FOR 

FESTIVE OCCASIONS. 



{Psalm 113.) 

16» Hallelujah ! Praise, ye servants of the Lord, 
praise ye the Name of the Lord ! The Name of the 
Lord be blessed from now and for ever; from the 
rising of the sun to his going down praised be the 
Name of the Lord. High above all nations is the Lord, 
above the heavens his glory. Who is like the Lord 
our God, that dwells so high, that looks so deep, in the 
heavens and on the earth ? He makes rise from the 
dust the poor, from the dunghill lifts up the needy, to 
place him with nobles, with the nobles of his people. 
He makes the childless in the house abide, a joyful 
mother of children. Hallelujah ! 

{Psabn 114.) 

17. When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of 
Jacob from a people of strange tongue, Judah became 
his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. The sea saw it, and 
fled; the Jordan turned backward. The mountains 
skipped like rams, the hills like lambs. What ails 
thee, O sea, that thou fleest ? thou Jordan, that thou 
turnest back ? ye mountains, that ye skip like rams ? 
ye hills, like lambs? Before the Lord tremble, O 
earth ! before the God of Jacob, who changes the rock 
i into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of water. f| 



S^n ™ 88 i 

• ••. T T I ; " • T t; V - 

T -: - 

(After each verse spoken by the Reader, the Choir and Con- 
gregation repeat the first verse.") 

nb5o nionS did :D-jK3nb3p nionS 3iD 
»ji3p :DS♦^?^^'^V. '■5''??? :o'3n^5 
Ji3);-T Dnai3 »4i3p :dS»pj< '3 £3^3 '^i^3p-DJ 
SqjS 'jn^ni tch'm °'^^P 



89 



Hallel. 



{Psalm 117.) 

18. Praise the Lord, all ye nations ; praise him, all 
ye people. For mighty is his kindness toward us, 
and the truth of the Lord is everlasting. Hallelujah ! 

{Psalm 118.) 

(After each verse spoken by the Reader, the Choir and Congregation 
repeat the first verse.) 

19. Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; 
For everlasting is his kindness ! 

Let Israel now say : 

Yea, everlasting is his kindness ! 

Let the house of Aaron now say : 
Yea, everlasting is his kindness ! 

Let those who fear the Lord now say : 
Yea, everlasting is his kindness ! 

Out of distress I called on Jah : with enlargement 
Jah answered me. The Lord is mine, I will not fear : 
what can man do unto me ? The Lord is mine, among 
my aids ; and I will look upon my haters. It is better 
to shelter with the Lord than to trust in man. It is 
better to shelter with the Lord than to trust in nobles. 
All nations inclosed me : by the name of the Lord 
I cut them off. They moved round me ; yea, they 
inclosed me : by the name of the Lord I cut them > 
off. They moved round me like bees ; they were 
quenched like a fire of thorns: by the name of the 
Lord I cut them off Thou didst thrust me to make 
me fall, but the Lord has helped me. My strength and 
song is Jah ; and he was mine, for my delivery. Hark ! . 





SSrt -inD.. 90 

1BDit^ n^nx-^s :S n nc:^r T't:* noon 

: • IT T ; V|T - : t • |- : • - t - - 

riNT rin^n dnj: : njs trK")S nn^n D'jisrt iDt<o 

T : T t: •• " T * : t : t • - t 

Ch. and Cong. Eeadeb. 

T \- T: T T T (• T: T T 

T t':-t;tt t r ' : " t. y t 

-iN»i " I : n^3't3 D^iJDn^ d::*3 K^rr Tina 

v|T- t; •• t: •• • V ; -•• -n •• : t - | t 



Hallel. ! 



songs of rejoicing and delivery in the tents of the 
righteous! ''The right hand of the Lord creates 
strength. The right hand of the Lord is exalted ; the 
right hand of the Lord creates strength," I shall not 
die, but live and tell of the works of Jah. With chastise- 
ment Jah visited me, but unto death he has not given 
me over. Open unto me the gates of salvation : I will 
go in through them ; I will give thanks unto Jah. This 
gate is the Lord's ; the righteous may go in through it. 
I thank thee, for thou didst afflict me, but hast been 
mine, for my delivery. The stone the builders rejected 
has become the head of the corner. From the Lord 
this has come ; it is marvellous in our eyes. This 
day, the Lord has made it; let us exalt and rejoice 
thereon. 

Reader, Ch. and Congr. 

O Lord, give salvation ! O Lord, give salvation ! 
O Lord, give prosperity ! O Lord, give prosperity ! 
"Blessed who enters in the name of the Lord." 
Such is our blessing from the house of the Lord. 
Mighty is the Lord, and he shines upon us : bind ye 
the festive sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar. 
My might art thou, and I will thank thee ; my God, I 
will exalt thee. 

Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good ; for ever- 
lasting is his kindness ! 





j f The Reading of the Torah for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



92 



THE READmG OF THE TORAH 

FOR 

SABBATHS AND FESTIVALS. 



THE TAKING OUT OF THE TORAH. 

(Before the Ark is opened, the Choir and Congregation say ;) 

None is like thee among 
all powers, O Lord, and ' ••^ J i t i • 

nothing like thy works. :?]^:i^JL?/p3 f^Xl 

Thy kingdom is a kingdom ' . ' ' i- - - : 
of all ages, and thy rule D^pS^-Ss noSt? 
exists in every generation. ♦ ♦ 

The Lord reigns; the n^pi^'^^? 
Lord did reign ; the Lord , , t 

will reign for ever and 1^ t: 'I tT t.- ) v'|v t: 
ever. The Lord will give j q^'^^ 

strength unto his people, -• -r r : 

the Lord will bless his ♦□•j^jw*^ ItDi^'HX "T^y 
people with peace. " - i • r : t: 

(The Ark is opened, and the Reader says :) 

Arise, O Lord! let thy , ^^^^^X r^^^') 

enemies be scattered and 

thy haters flee before thee. ^ 
For from Zion comesibrth ,n^1n NVil (I^Vp ^3 

the law, and the word of *" = * ^ ..^ I . • . 
I the Lord from Jerusalem. : pb^TITP \\ 



I 93 



The Reading of the Torah for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



(The Rabbi before the Ark.) 

Be praised, O Lord of the universe, for the priceless 
treasure of thy law which thou hast given us. We 
stand here before the open ark of thy Covenant, as 
humble and faithful worshipers at its sacred shrine. 
We bow before thee and thy law which is a reflection 
of thy holy spirit, and pay homage only to thee, for 
we put not our trust in man, nor rely on any being to 
whom divinity is ascribed, yea, but in thee alone, 
gracious Father, do we place our hopes. We know, 
O God, that thou art truth — that thy law is truth, thy 
prophets are proclaimers of truth, and that thy every 
action is founded on love and truth. 

Be pleased, O Eternal, to open our hearts to receive 
thy sacred word, that we may understand its blissful 
ideas, and with love perform its injunctions. And as we, 
on this day of rest and holiness (of our Festival of 
Redemption — of the Giving of the Law — of Rejoicing) 
send up to thee our prayers from the depth of our 
hearts, O hearken unto us, and grant us whatever will 
ennoble our lives, — whatever will create and preserve 
the peace and serenity of our souls. Amen ! 



(The Torah is taken out, and the Reader, on elevating it, chants the 
following verses, which are repeated by the Choir and Congregation.) 

Hear O Israel, the Lord ,^,^1,^ L,^^, ^^^^ 
IS our God, the Lord is ' ' • t •. • - : 

one! 

T •/ T • 

One is our God, great > i 
our Lord, holy is his ^^'"'^ I^V^t^J IH^J 

"a'"^' ,^ ^ , .ntDS'' trnp u^jnj< 

{Reader alone.) : I t i • 

Magnify the Lord with nDQllJI ♦^'IJ!? "^h iS^J 

me, and let us together • • 
# extol his name ! ♦ Ylfl^ ID- 



[ The Reading of the Torah for Sabbaths and Festivals. 94 | 



C/iotr and Congregation, 
Thine, O Lord, is the ^ L 

greatness and the power/ t-J*"-! ♦'^P^/^U*,! ?]? 
the victory, glory and ma-nlnrtl oHV^rri ♦n^lNOnni 
jesty, even all that is in the \ ' ' * * 'V 
heaven and on the earth. ^ 7 T'^f^?'' P'P5^'? '5 
Thine, O Lord, is the king. ^j^Jtr^nSm ♦HDSpan 
dom, and thou art exalted * ' ' "^"^ L~L L 

as Chief over all. ♦ 1^? 

(The Reader having unfolded the Torah elevates it and says :) 
This is the Torah which Q jj^ ^jj^'j^ nilnH flNH 
Moses set before the child- / \ 

ren of Israel, by command '^'m* ^^I.?'? M^'O 
of the Lord. j n 

Choir and Congregation. 
Blessed be he, who in 
his holiness hath given the 

Torah to his people Israel ! : "sTS^^p^l 7Nn^^ 

(The Congregation assume their seats.) 



^mb T]na 



BENEDICTIONS FOR THE READING 
OF THE TORAH. 

(Before reading.) 

Praise ye the Lord, unto ; t|i3!prT ^^"Hf^ 

ever and ever I TjSo irflStf HnX *]n3 

We praise thee, O Lord, ^^^'-ip,^ .oSirn 
Ruler of the universe, who r •■ "• ^ ^ 

hast chosen us from among 'i^^ \:h''\T\'p. .D'^ J^.H" 73P 
all nations to give us thy „ p,-,s{ ^^-^3 .inilD 
law. Blessed be thou, O ' • " ^' ^ ',—-..1-, 
Lord, our divine lawgiver. * nninn * 



95 TheReading of the Torah for Sabbaths and Festivals. 

(The portion of the Torah having been read, the following is then 

said:) 

We praise thee, O Lord nStD ^Tvhn TinS 
our God ! Ruler of the uni- ' p_ ' " '■'"'[ / 
verse, for having given us 1i^"|n^ .CD7l>*n 
a law of truth, whereby a 1 ^ 

tree of life is planted in our ^ °?V .Hl^J^fnjn 
midst. Blessed be thou, O y^'^^ -,-if< nm . l^DlnS 
Lord, our divine lawgiver. ' ■■'■-'> ^ i 

: r-ninn 

BENEDICTIONS FOR THE HAF- 
TARAH. 

(Before the prophetical portion.) 

We bless thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, who didst select holy prophets and wast pleased 
to inspire their words in truth and faithfulness. 

We praise thee, O Lord our God, for having chosen 
thy servant Moses, and through him, thy people Israel, 
to perform the divine mission of spreading truth and 
justice. 

(After the prophetical portion.) 

We praise thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, the Rock of all ages, our Refuge in all times, 
the righteous Judge of all generations ! Yea, thou 
art faithful in fulfilling thy word, in performing what 
thou hast promised, in accomplishing all thou hast 
spoken, because thou art the embodiment of truth and 
justice. 

Faithful art thou, O Lord, and faithful is thy word 
which thou didst impart to us through the mouth of 
thy inspired seers. None of them shall return back 
fruitless, for thou art a righteous and merciful God. 

We render thee our thanks, O Lord, not alone for 
the sacred teachings of thy holy prophets, but also for 
the festive days which thou hast sanctified, that we may 
enlighten and elevate ourselves, through thy blessed 
word. Amen ! 



Reading of the Torah for Sabbaths and Festivals. 96 i 



ON SIMCHATH - TORAH. 

tIt: • • : • T • T : t • t—.- 

t: |t T- : 't; -t 

vlT - I- : T • : t: - 

•|v - I- ; - TTv:v t; 

•• : - : • r : t: | • 

.-nn^ -^p^v rn?x ^^-^dsis^d 
nn3 ma ^3 0?'!^?^^ '^^?^\ Q^'li^^ -^^"^i?! 

,oni$^T ^''-HD^ .^jS'iu tz)^;;:-nn^ .^jpSn m'D-nn ^r'^iyx 
.'D^'nniTn.nnxnmn .Tn*iin .1^1:3;; nS^^u .injiDxs opSn 

vv; - T r- T T j- t t Ij-: v 

•' Tjv t: t \: t|v; : t !• — ;-- • 1-^. 
t: v*^ t : • T • • • T ' v| T T |v •: t: 

i\'^T . ]r\] i3^S rir : n'^Jn Snr ipiv j;?dS ysn 





97 The Reading of the Torah for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



FOR A MOTHER VISITING THE SY- 
NAGOGUE AFTER HER CONFINE- 
MENT. 

Lord and Father ! With feelings of profound thank- 



whom thou hast given, in thine infinite mercy, a son (a 
daughter). Thou didst sustain her in her hour of trial, 
and now, she asks thy aid in performing the duties of a 
true mother, so that her child may be reared in piety 



may ever be an honored one. And do thou, O Eternal 
Father, spare the tender infant, guard him (her) in the 
hour of temptation, grant him (her) health and strength, 
and let his (her) future be such as to bring happiness to 
the parents and a blessing unto all mankind. Amen! 
Choir: Amen ! 

FOR A BAR MITZVAH. 

O Lord and Father, we beseech thy blessings on 

behalf of who has this day pronounced the 

blessings of the Torah, by which he promises to devote 
himself to thy service. Be thou, O Lord, with him. 
Strengthen his every pious resolve, and aid him in the 
hour of temptation, that he may remain faithful to the 
Religion of Israel, observe all its divine inculcations, and 
thus promote the happiness of his parents and friends, 
as well as his own salvation. Amen. Choir: Amen. 

FOR THOSE RECENTLY MARRIED. 

O Lord and Father ! During the past week have thy 
children . . . and . . entered the holy bonds of matrimony. 
Grant them thy blessing, that their home may become 
the dwelling-place of love and affection, of truth and 
piety, so that they may be instrumental in preserving 
and promoting those domestic virtues which have been, 

I up to this day, the inheritance of the Congregation of 

f Jacob. Amen. Choir: Amen. 



fulness, appears the Mother 



before thee, to 



and virtue, that the name 



(now) given him (her) 





The Reading of the Torah for Sabbaths and Festivals. 98 



Lord and Father, who art ever nigh unto those who 
call upon thee in truth, we approach thee humbly and 
sincerely, to implore thy mercy on behalf of our brother 
(sister) now lying on the bed of pain and sick- 
ness. Show compassion unto thy servant, and send 
him (her) a perfect healing, so that he (she) may again 
be able to join in praises and thanksgivings for the be- 
stowal of thy bountiful kindness. Amen. Choir: Amen. 



Lord and Father ! In submission to thy holy will do 
we remember to-day the demise of one in our midst. 
Our brother . . . (sister . . . ) has, during the last week, 
departed this life. His (Her) relatives and friends have 
appeared in this sanctuary to pour out their grief, and 
we deeply sympathize with them. O Father of compas- 
sion, grant heavenly peace and bliss to the soul that 
hath returned to her eternal home, and strengthen the 
] mourners, that they may bear fhy dispensation in faith 
• and devotion, and let them be reminded of thy holy 
word, which promises eternal life and salvation here- 
after. Amen. Choir: Amen. 

FOR THE DECEASED, ON THE ANNI- 
VERSARY OF THEIR DEATH. 
O Lord and Father ! We remember this day our de- 
parted brother . . (sister . . ), on the anniversary of his 
(her) death. We beseech thee, cause him (her) to enjoy 
the happiness which thou hast reserved for those that 
trust in thee, in thy eternal kingdom, and send thy 
comfort and thy blessing to those that keep his (her) 
dear memory enshrined in their hearts, so that they 
may pass over the road of this life in happiness. Amen ! 
I : Choir: Amen! ^ 



FOR SICK PERSONS. 



FOR THOSE DECEASED DURING 
THE WEEK. 



f 99 The Reading of the Torah for Sabbaths and Festivals. 

^ . 

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NEW 
MOON. 

O Lord and Father ! May it be thy will, that the 

approaching month of , whose beginning we 

will celebrate on the day of the coming week, 

may be the harbinger of happmess and blessings unto 
us all. May it bring us the enjoyment of life and health, 
peace and rest, prosperity and contentment. O sustain 
us from thy bountiful hand, which is ever open to satisfy 
the wants of thy creatures; remove far from us all man- 
ner of trouble and sorrow, and so influence our hearts, 
that we may walk in the path that pleaseth thee, and 
devote ourselves to thy service. Amen. Choir: Amen. 

REPLACING THE TORAH IN THE 
ARK. 

(The Congregation rise, and the Reader, taking the Torah, says :) 

Let us all praise the m QC^'-riN ^SSiT 

name of the Lord, for his • " •* 

name alone is excellent. ♦ "i"^^ 1D£J^ ^ili^i 

Choir and Congregation. ' ' * ^ ' * 

eth the horn of his people— n7nfl . iSj;? pD. D*!-^ 
a praise to all his pious? ^ ' i' L T 

servants, even to the child- '^3> . VTpq-'^D*? 

ren of Israel, the people he , ._,,LL— <-,'-%^ 

hath drawn nigh unto him. • ^ 1~-7CT ♦ U^p^ Uy. 

Hallelujah ! 

(The Torah being returned to the Ark, the Reader says :) 

Return, O Lord, to the,wL^ niain " nDIt^ 

many thousands of Israel. ^^-^A ? ' 4'^ 

Turn us, O Lord, towards ;t*S{< IJlS'tiTf .* ^N"lt!^* 

thee, and we shall be ' ' ' 

turned ; renew our days, as : DID? IJ^D^ C^'^.D nDliT*^") 

thou didst promise of old. 

(The Ark is closed, and the Congregation take their seats.) 



D'SjiSi r\y^h ^D)!2 nSijn 



100 1 



Sp7 '*npi pD»oi»Di fi3**n3 nno^P nnin? 
.|DN npiXi Dnj^ ppi kSjji^P 

Choir and Congregation. 

iirrnn iVtrinn D2i-in!'i "^i^sm nanc^'^i 'qna^* 
n'73^S NJirr T]n3 jstc^'iipi np^' '^'pnn'i n'^^^iT'i 

I r • - T T T V : t t : : \ t r • : t t ; • t J • 

a tj' n D ") 3 

(Reader, the Congregation arise and repeat in a low voice.) 

.San njpi .DOito onoq Soiii .fvS]; .xni3n"i 

(On the Penitential Days.) 
:o^^n D^riSx . D^^nn "i3p3 

:| ^DTON pa nnx ^n? .ppi w # 



— 

101 Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



ADDITIOML SERYICE 

FOR SABBATHS AND FESTIVALS. 



20. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established over the whole earth, and may 
ye and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of that 
happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen. 

Choir and Congregation. 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Reader. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And Jet us say, 
Amen! 



21, THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise, and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

(^During the Penitential Days.) 
(Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who delightest in dispens- 
ing the blessings of life. Write us in the book of life, in order that we 
may proclaim thy mercy, O God of life. 

O Heavenly King ! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield ! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. 



nn»st n»nD .tto ^jn^v? dS^S nnx n. 
c D'jfin iniDi miri D^tt^?) *'3^'5i'in^ yi 

T]piD D'?n Dr?n-!5 D^n? n*n,p ipn^ D^n SdSdd 
injiD^ D^f^Di oniDiN? n^jhpi D^Sin nsiit d^Sdu 

: - I- : - v- : • •• 

(During the Penitential Days.) 
(When praying alone.) 

av-Sp5 CD»t2^'n|:5i trup^ c'n|") nn.^ ni. 
:trnpn S^n " nn« .nSo niSSn* 

|T- - tt: T-) T T |v I I -: - : 



*(Oii the First day of Passover, and on the Feast of Conclusion 
[Atzereth], the following is added :) 



Re a d e r . 

♦Qjjfjin (Atzereth) jH^tSH (Passover) 



Choir a. Congregation. ^'^'ilH'i'^ Reader. 

c^^^xfeS 



103 Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

*(Thou biddest the winds lo blow and the rain to descend.) 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all the living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 
thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty acts ? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispens- 
ing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth ? 

(During the Penitential Days.) 
(Yea, who is like unto thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life?) 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 

(When praying alone.) 

III. Thou art holy, and thy Name is holy, and it is 
a mission of holiness to praise thee daily. Praised be 
thou, O Lord, the Holy God. 



■^(On the First day of Passover, and on the Feast of Conclusion 
[Atzereth], the following is added ;) ^ 

It is thou, O Lord our God, who biddest the winds 
to blow and causest the 

(Passover) dew 

(Atzereth) rain 
to descend. 

O, SEND IT DOWN 

For a blessing, and not for harm, {Choir &^ Cong.) Amen. 
For plenty, and not for want. {Choir 6^ Cong ) Amen. 
For life, and not for death. {Choir 6^ Cong.) Amen. 



(At the public Service.) 
per D*?^'np3ri . ^ip^ 'ii'^u ny Hod ^p'^^i}] IV'*??.! Read. III. 

Choir and Congregation. 

.niD3 Dip:: n^x .niS nr D^Sxr^ vn^^ts^o . oSijr j<S:3 no3 Read. 

Choir and Congregation. 
'^p!!07;;...nt!^ Dnnjrsn d;* pn^i -D'PD^^ I?'. I'^ip?? Read. 

Choir and Congregation. 

T V t; )•• v: t: •• t : • - : 

. Ji^r KJin i<jin . Jirnxj^^n . ^rriSx ><^n nnx Read. 
r ' r I- i- ••••• 

; D^rlSxS cddS nrnS . ^n-Sj ^rr.S n^J.^ oro^i «^ni 

(7AcwV awcZ Congregation^ 
rn-ni .in«n Sds nrois^ t-ix nro .^r:nx .^nnr^ Tix Read. 

TV ; T V t: V : • ~ i .itt t . | . . t. 

: iOxS 3-irn3 ^l^^ip ^3-13^ 
(7Aoir and Congregation. 

•inac?! , s^'ipj ^nflp cnvJ nsjS; .^Snj tjj ini inS Read. 

T |T t; t 'v|v •• • .-t T . T I I 

It- • t t: t - • T 

^ (The Congregation are seated.) 

= 



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(At the public Service.) 
III. Reader. In solemn chants will we give forth the songs of thy 
glory, and like the Seraphim of the prophetic vision, in united chorus 
will we sanctify thy holiness, calling one unto the other and saying : 

Ch. 6- Cong. Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts; 
the whole earth is full of his glory." 

Reader. Yea, his majesty fiUeth the universe ; in vain then would his 
servants ask, " Where is the seat of his glory?" All creation sounds the 
response, " Praised — 

Ch. 6- Cong. Praised be the Majesty of the Lord, it 
everywhere appeareth." 

Reader. Like his majesty, so may his mercy ever appear un'io us, and 
may he bestow grace unto the people, who proclaim the unity of his 
name evening and morning, — yea, twice daily, with love and devotion 
do they exclaim : " Hear — 

Ch. Cong. " Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the 
Lord is One !" 

Reader. The one Eternal Being is otir God ! He is our Father ! He 
is our King ! He is our Savior ! He will, in mercy, hearken unto us, 
and evince unto all mankind, that he is indeed our God. 

Ch. ^ Cong. " I am the Lord your God." 

Reader. Mighty and powerful is the Eternal, our God. O ! how 
excellent is his name throughout all the earth ! He shall be known as 
sole King and Ruler by the people, stll acknowledging on that day : 
" The Lord is one and his name one." 

And thus do we exclaim in the words of the Holy Scriptures : 

Ch. ^ Cong, *^ The Lord shall reign for ever and ever, 
even thy God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah." 

Reader. From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. Praised 
be thou, O Lord, the Holy God. 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 



(On the Sabbath.) 

i^riB^'ipJi n»p;^ .ijniN ri?n^} .T55?'ri 

T - : I" v: t: Jt 1 v p - t |t| t \-^r It - : 

T ; |- T V : ..... i^-.- . \ y . ^ . 



(On Festivals.) 

n^vni .iiniN nnriK .D^sji^rr-SsjD nm r^- 

Dn];iD ^^^J?"? nnriN*? ^rrlSvNf ^jS-|J:ini 

(Atzereth) (Succotli) (Shabnoth) (Passover) 



l-T : • I- : V- 



.mn m3Dn :in 



• IT : • - . . ...... V 1 1 t| : • T . . 



.nrn ni^^n :n 



(On the Sabbath.) 



*) The words in parenthesis are said if the feast occurs on 
t Sabbath. 



107 Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 

{Oit the Sabbath^ 
IV. When forming thy world in the beginning, thou 
didst crown thy work with the seventh day. In thy 
abundant love wast thou pleased to sanctify us with thy 
commandments, and enjoin on us the mission of thy 
service, in proclaiming thy great and holy name. Yea,we 
recognize thy unbounded love in giving us the Sabbath 
for spiritual joy and bodily repose, enabling us to reflect 
on thy wonderful works of creation. And thus do we 
read in thy law, handed us through Moses thy servant: 

{On Festivals) 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
but consecrate ourselves to thy service. 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us *(Sabbaths for rest and) festive seasons for 
delight, even this '^(Sabbath and this) day of the 
Feast of 



Matzoth, 
the anniversary of 
our delivery 
from bondage. 



Shabvoth, 
reminding us 
of the revelation 
at Mount Sinai, 



Succoih, 
devoted to 
joy and thanks 
for thy 
merciful protection, 



STi'mini Atzereth, 
consecrated to a 
joyful conclusion 
of the festive 
season, 



a holy convocation, reminding us of our mission from 
our going out from Egypt. 

{On Sabbath) 
Grant that those who observe the Sabbath and call it 
a delight, may rejoice in the knowledge of thy benefi- 
cent government. Yea, the people who sanctify the 
seventh day may find joy and satisfaction from thy fount 
of goodness, and as thou wast pleased to sanctify the 
seventh day, making it the most desirable of all days, 
may its observance confirm our belief in thee, the 
Creator of the universe, the Father of all beings. 

^ * The words in parenthesis are said if the feast occurs on Sabbath. 



(On the Sabbath.) 

i3:i?n D»p; n'^;r' -^'^^pr^ r-ia^^n ov-n^? 113; 
nin^S ma?^' *:i^q-fn dv) : ^r^p^vxSp-Ss rrb'jn 

I- :|-:- T- V T , 

... .. . ..|.. T • T - : V ^ -I •: 

(On Festivals.) 

?]ri»3 . ^^^^i isrija^ msN 77^3 . ^'^r^i po,73 
nnnnjr^'nS nji'3 S3 n3»"i .D^arn S3S nSiDn n'3 

iSy . Dnnj3 haim , Dian D"i*r3 onSi . Dmi3r3 
'P:^3 Ly'iSa's nnnriir'n'pi nij^n"? ?]*7n3 
n^yi m^'"3 1 D*p;^|) tr'lSa^' J]ri"i"iri5 3in33 
jn? "irT3! "i^'^f Dip-23 ^'hSn I ^li^fS? 
-av HiV^, nS) ni3pn jn?i niysc'n jin3i nii'.^n 
^'pS.i!< « n3n33 IT njnp3 jopn 'J? 



109 



Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



{On the Sabbath.) 

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Six days 
shalt thou labor and do all thy work, but the seventh 
day is the Sabbath in honor of the Lord thy God. On it 
thou shalt not do any v^ork, neither thou, nor thy son, 
nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-ser- 
vant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy 
gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and 
the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on 
the seventh day ; therefore the Lord blessed the Sab- 
bath day and hallowed it. 

Grant that those who observe the Sabbath and call it 
a delight, may rejoice in the knowledge of thy benefi- 
cent government. Yea, the people who sanctify the 
seventh day may find joy and satisfaction from thy fount 
of goodness, and as thou wast pleased to sanctify the 
seventh day, making it the most desirable of all days, 
may its observance confirm our belief in thee, the 
Creator of the universe, the Father of all beings. 

{On Festivals.) 

Our God, and God of our Fathers ! Turn unto us in 
the abundance of thy mercy, for the sake of our ances- 
tors who were zealous in the performance of thy will. 
Make thy house a house of prayer for all nations, where- 
in all flesh may come and bow down before thee, with 
like reverence as when thy chosen ones went up to the 
Temple at Jerusalem on the three great Festivals ; even 
when thy Sanctuary was standing in its pristine glory, 
and priests and levites officiated there with chants and 
songs, and Israel dwelt in their own land. For thus is 
it written in thy law, ''Three times in the year shall all 
thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place 
which he shall choose : on the feast of unleavened bread, 
on the feast of weeks, and on the feast of booths ; and no 
one shall appear before the Lord empty ; each accord- 
ing to what his hand can give, according to the blessing 
of the Lord thy God, which he hath given thee 



nhrh^ nych ^o^r: n'73n no ? 



(On Sabbath-New Moon.) (On Sabbath.) 



naiDb .n:Tri ::'inn-nN 

T : |- T •• : • ) : — ; 



ear) 

♦3 



I- -•• •• ■• I- v; 

i^pSc in) .^i^i^^VP? 

T - : I" v: r: |- • : - ; 

tr'ip.D nnx T]n3 .^jp:?'' 



(On the Festivals.) 

= =1^=--— --ci$»»ia 



Ill Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



( On Sabbath and New Moon.) 

O our God, and the God 
of our fathers ! Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may ren- 
der us worthy of thy grace, 
and may this New Moon 
bring unto us bliss and hap- 
piness, joy and gladness, 
salvation and comfort, sus- 
tenance and support, life 
and peace, forgiveness and 
remission of our sins and 
transgressions. For thou 
hast chosen thy people 
Israel to be thy servants, 
and thou didst appoint thy 
holy Sabbath and establish 
the ordinance of the New 
Moon, that they might be 
reminded of their mission. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord, 
who hast sanctified the 
Sabbath, Israel, and the 
New Moons. 



{On the Sabbath.) 

O our God, and the God 
of our fathers ! grant that 
our Sabbath rest may ren- 
der us worthy of thy grace. 
Sanctify our lives for the 
performance of thy com- 
mandments. Satisfy us 
with thy abundant good- 
ness, and grant us joy 
through thy salvation. Pu- 
rify our hearts to serve 
thee in truth, and permit 
us to enjoy thy holy Sab- 
bath, in full love for thy 
holy Name. Praised be 
thou, O Lord, who hast 
sanctified the Sabbath. 



(^On Festivals,) 

O our God, and the God of our Fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy command- 
ments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, and 
grant us joy through thy salvation. Purify our hearts 
to serve thee in truth, and permit us to enjoy thy holy 
(Sabbath and) Festivals, in full love for thy holy Name. 
Praised be thou, O Lord, who hast sanctified the (Sab- 
bath and) Israel and the Festivals. 



p^-— ■ = c^/^xm 

n3r!N*5 ori'p^nT .SN-jtf: iJNiSx nvi 
•'IP ^i^'i^' niiDj;. I'on ♦nni .Sapn 
niDVJ HN-i*? Tj'inS ^r»"iK^' nnx Tins 

'HSni irriS^ Nin nriNtr' . nS unjx onio vi. 

J" v; t: t - t It : |--: 

r]S ^ijnp dSi^x? .TjnDn ^^h-nS ^3 

(On Hanuccah.) 

V- •• T • T- T I TV T ; 

I TT : - T . "t V : T T - : - ' " - ' t t i v |t : • - •• • 

t : I- t • •.• T : - T t T •• ; V T T : I - t • - t ' |v * : t - : 

- : - •• ; • - : — : • - : • t - - : * • t ; |- t t • 

Drnj) jpiSJ! nSna n;?ri:^n nyj; Sxr^; -i^jtS^ . ^.•^^U*^ c^np^^. hiii 
I n3:n ^p; r^mw u*9p\ .TfJJipT ^^'"^"fO^ '^^'^i T^^V\ -^i^^R? 



% 113 Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



V. O Lord our God ! Bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel ; accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone do we 
offer reverence and adoration. Amen ! 

VI. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail ; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
and trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives.* 



{On Chanuckah.) 

* Specially do we render thanks unto thee, O Lord, for our wonder- 
ful preservation from persecution and danger, and for the mighty deeds, 
wrought on our behalf in ancient times at this particular season. 

In the days of the Hasmonean priest Mattathias and his sons, when 
the wicked Grecian government, under Antiochus Epiphanes, sought to 
exterminate thy people Israel, to cast thy law into oblivion, and compel 
them to transgress thy statutes, thou didst protect them in thy abundant 
mercy. Thou didst defend their cause and restore their rights. Thou 
didst deliver the mighty into the hands of the weak ; the many into the 
hands of the few ; the wicked into the hands of the righteous ; the 
defiled into the hands of the pure ; and the arrogant into the hands of the 
followers of thy law. Thus didst thou make known thy power and thy 
Holy Name unto the nations of the earth by means of thy wondrous 
redemption and salvation of thy people Israel, which remains a memor- 
able event even unto this day. 

After this, thy children entered thy sanctuary at Jerusalem, cleansed 
it from all the defilement of idolatry, reestablished thy service, illumin- 
o ated the courts of thy temple, and appointed these eight days of c 
* Chanuckah for the praise and glorification of thy great Name ! ^ 

— • 




(During the Penitential Days.) 

r^rina ua-Sa o-aio a'^nS ain^i 

DiDH nm Tjna .nSp iJn"3?j^i ijn;jit5''^ 

^» ^^^n.^i .niDNa ^0"'R CD^^d^ -VJ?*) prrx 
jvjt!'* :wi ^i'Sk r:iDi»* -in* tnnotr'^i 

TT t: t • t|)v\ • I |v TT t: -t J|v: : •: 

inj!<5 iJpK i^pna .^^p'^xn^.'-???:;'! 
D"n nnin li^pSx ij,^ r\n: ?]*,^3 iikd '3 

(During the Penitential Days.) 

fji)'-? 3J12J1 ■(:3.'3 <~\aTD noj^s^ C2&f\ noi3 nD"n 1353 
' " J^ai'SJb^ aoi£3.a"nS Sx-j^e^'. rra -lajL H'ji ^jnjx 

(On Succoth, instead of lJ''n'7XD p«, Hoshanoth; Appendix No. 1.) : ; 



115 Additional Service for Sabbath and Festivals. 



And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

{^During the Penitential Days.) 
(Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy covenant.) 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

{At the public Service.) 

(Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnly pronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : *'The Lord 
bless and preserve thee ! The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ! The Lord 
lift up his countenance unto thee, and give thee 
peace!" 

VII. We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, aniJ to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

{During the Penitential Days.) 

(And especially on these solemn days of penitence do we pray thee to 
remenber and inscribe us, and all the people of the house of Israel, in 
the book of life, blessing, peace, and prosperity.) 

Praised be thou, O Lord, the never-failing fount of 
peace. Amen ! 

(On Succoth say, instead of En-kelohanu, Hoshanoth ; Appendix No. i .) J 



Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 116 



Choir a7id Co7tgregation, 

There is none like our God ! 
There is none like our Lord ! 
There is none like our King ! 
There is none like our Savior t 

Who is like our God ? 
Who is like our Lord? 
Who is like our King? 
Who is like our Savior? 



Reader. ^H. 

J.. 

I" 

.ij^S^S mi J 



We will give thanks unto our God ! 
We will give thanks unto our Lord ! 
We will give thanks unto our King ! 
We will give thanks unto our Savior! {.*|JJ^[J^''jQ^ mi J 

njjrtr'iD T]n3 



Blessed be our God ! 
Blessed be our Lord f 
Blessed be our King ! 
Blessed be our Savior I 



Thou art our God ! 
Thou art our Lord ! 
Thou art our King ! 
Thou art our Savior ! 



117 Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



23. PRAYERS IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD. 



Reader, 



Every believer in God, 
whose unity it is the mission 
of Israel to proclaim, will 
partake of the everlasting life 
of futurity, as we read in the 
Holy Scriptures : Thy peo- 
ple are all the righteous, and 
will inherit the eternal king- 
dom." Happy is he who 
adheres to the law and per- 
forms the will of his Creator ; 
he will gain a good name 
while living, and will depart 
from earth with a good name. 
Of him it is said: Better 
is the fragrance of a good 
name than the perfume of 
precious oil; even better is 
the day of death (to him) 
than the day of birth." In 
the paths of virtue there is 
life, and in its ways there is 
immortality. 

Yea, there is a future where 
thy hope will not be cut off ; 
for know that it is in the 
world to come that the righ- 
teous will find their complete 
reward. 



V T •• T ; • T 

.dSi^^h IP DID Dcr3iei?^i 

: |T • • viT - 

t|"!"Ti D»?n np-TV nix? 

V|T - T • ; 

D'lD?' |r>p^" j^i") : n")3n 
'M-h Tni^S D^pnv 



(Mourners, and those observing the anniversary of a parent's 
death, will rise and say with the Reader, in a low voice, the Kaddish 
on the following page.) 



Header and Mourners. 

iqrn .^s*3■! n,pf' :r>ipn»i Si4n» 24. 

^^1 ':n5i |i3'.*n? nrnD'?^ Tj'Spn nnip-io 
:|pN npNi jDpi nSj^j;3 S^-ib'' n»a 

Reader and Mourners. 

Tirrnn Nt?'iT'! DDi-ir>!'! "^i^^i)'] n2ritt'":i rjnan! 
n'?],^,'? J>«in Tjn? i^a^'iipi np^' SSnnti nhym 

• i ~ T T T V ; T T t » XT': T T : • t J • 

a^p, '^Ni;^! pnrii;^3"i pnriiSv Vapi^ri Read. 

Reader and Mourners. 

T : • : t : t ; •• - : t t | t t : t - 

D'DitD tD'*m N*0£r'-?D N«-n NtDStr Kn* 

,.. ^ • • - : T - : I • T - _ T T : • : 

\=2hvJ rv^*vj!. vnni5 .vpnp? oiS^r nt;'ir 



119 Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



Reader and Mourners. 

24. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established in the whole earth, and may 
you and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen ! 

Congregation . 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Reader and Mourners, 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say, 
Amen ! 

Reader, 

May the prayer and supplications of the whole 
house of Israel be accepted in the presence of their 
Father in heaven. And say ye, Amen ! 

^ Reader and Mourners, 

O that Israel and all the righteous who have de- 
parted from this world, and all those who bow v/ith 
submission to God's inscrutable will, may enjoy the 
fullness of peace and happiness in the world to come. 
May they obtain mercy and forgiveness from the 
Lord of heaven and earth. And say ye, Amen ! 

And may the fullness of heavenly peace and a 
happy life on earth be granted unto us and all Israel. 
And say ye. Amen ! 

May he who causeth peace to reign on high, cause 
peace to prevail among us and all Israel. And say ye, 
Amen ! 



^ Acklitional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 120 I 



CONCLUDING PRAYER. 
It is a duty incumbent on us to praise the Sove- 
reign Lord of the universe, to give honor unto him, 
who is the Creator of heaven and earth, who hath re- 
moved us from idolatry and superstition, and brought 
us to the knowledge of light and truth, which have 
become our happy portion in his service. 

(Choir and Congregation rise.) 

We bend the knee, bow down, and give homage 
TO THE Supreme King, the Most Holy. Blessed 
BE He. 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 
He hath stretched out the heavens and established 
the earth, and the residence of his glory is most ex- 
alted, even in the heavens above. He is God, and 
none besides. 

Choir and Co^igregation, 
He is God, and none besides. 

Yea, it is an eternal truth that he is our King,and 
none besides him; for thus is it written in the law: 
" Know thou this day, and take to heart, that the 
Eternal is God in the heavens above and on th^ earth 
beneath, and there is none else." 

We therefore trust speedily to behold thy triumph- 
ant glory, O Lord our God, when idolatry will be ex- 
terminated from the earth, and the clouds of doubt 
and error be entirely dispelled. Then will the whole 
universe recognize thy glorious kingdom, all mankind 
will acknowledge and call upon thy Name, and every 
sinner turn in penitence to thee. Yea, all will then 
know and understand, that before thee alone must every 
knee bend, to thee alone must every tongue swear 
fealty, all prostrating themselves and giving honor to 
thy most Holy Name. All will acknowledge thy 
dominion, and thou wilt be their Sovereign Ruler for 

61 



• 121 Additional Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. 



evermore. For thine is the kingdom, and for ever 
wilt thou reign in glory, as it is written in thy law, 
The Lord will reign for ever and ever;" and further- 
more is it written, ''The Everlasting will be King 
over all the earth ; on that day will it be acknow- 
ledged that the Lord is One, and his name One." 



May the blessing of Divine Providence rest upon 
you all, O congregation. 

The Lord bless and preserve thee. The Lord cause 
his countenance to shine upon thee, and be gracious 
unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance unto 
thee, and grant thee peace." 

" May peace abide within thy walls, prosperity with- 
in thy habitations." 

May the Eternal bless the President of the United 
States and all the constituted authorities, the Governor 
and officers of this State and this city, that through 
them order may be preserved, and right and liberty 
be fostered. 

May the Almighty God send unto you and your 
dear ones the blessings of his day of rest (the delight 
of his festivals), that the sacred observance of the 
Sabbath (of this festive day) may impress you with 
increased faith and fill your souls with heavenly peace. 
O Lord, give strength unto thy people, bless thy peo- 
ple with peace ! Amen ! 

Choir and Congregation. 
His people's strength will He increase. 
And bless them evermore with peace ! Amen. 



Choir and Congregation. 

On that day the Lord Everlasting 
Will be One and His name One. 



BENEDICTION. 





D^SjnSi natyS nmp nSan 122 

Happy are they that 
dwell in thy house, they '* : 

praise thee continually. **^7r "T^ '^T^ 

Selah. T I. I : : 

yea, happy the people ; yj-fi^j^ t^jj^' Q^p^ n'C'X 
whose God is the Lord. ^ " • ^ " ~ 

(Psalm 145, page 56, after which the following is said.) 

Blessed be our God, who ^^v4-*^m/ ^vS^s^ n^i'n-^ 
hath created us to proclaim P^.VJ 
his glory who hath re- p ?|jSnDm ♦InlDDS 
moved us from the path of ' ' it ; • ; : • 

ignorance and superstition, rTllH )j? pJI tD^i^lfiri 
and hath given us the law it -it. 

of truth— the imperishable I^DJ tDl^}^ ^'^tl) ♦ nSNJ 
source of existence. May f J. ^ ^i->s-,^ 
he open our hearts to receive ^^'i^f ''^ V . ♦ J^? 'Hf 
his holy law, and impress ^-^.^ , 1nnln3 

therein love and reverence, i • : t : t 

so that we may faithfully . inKTI ln3nj< 

perform his will, and serve ; ' 'i ^ ' L ^ 
him with undivided spirit. >DT^ 2273 n^^;?*! ."i^ii'l 
Then will our toil in this ^l,/^ p,^L, '^j,^ ^^l^ .^.^^L," 
life not be m vam, nor I • t ^ - • '7 ' 

the creations of our mindj'j\^^^ \-f^ jnSrTS / nSjf 
without value. Vouchsafe .? ^ * .t ^ ^ ' ~ f 
then,0 Lord our God and*n'?K1 ^mi^, ^^^fi?^ 
God of our fathers that we • ^^y^^^^ 

may so observe thy law m 1 1 1. -.. ••• i -: m 



4 123 Afternoon Service for Sabbaths and Festivals. JyJ 

this sphere as to quaHfy our- ^v-,,^^^ , -^^p, ^L^^^ 
selves for the happiness and y ' • " t 

blessing of the world to i^rTl ^Ipiyi Pl^lD 
come. And may we never "" * • ^* . ^ 
be weary of chanting thy ^^'y)l\ pj^7 tH^il D^ll^r? 
praises, but extol thee, O .r * ' . j 
Lord, continually. Yea,let^D7J^ l-^^^. ^^^^ 
all who know thy name put ♦^-•^jv* »i^Cii<«»^L^ 

their trust in thee, for thou ^? ^^^W] ^7^^{ 
dostnotabandon those who ^l, ^3 y^^^ 

truly seek thee. The Lord ' » »• • ^' • 

was pleased to elevate and T^qS t^^PT ^ ^l^f^^'i'l 
glorify his law, in order that * '* , ' 

his righteousness might be i^liil) Hnln T^l^l Ip^V 
known to all. . : t . j : 

(On Sabbaths and Festivals occurring on the Sabbath, the Law is 
here read. See page 93 to 99. For the Benedictions until Kedushah, 
see p. 72 No. 15, after which the following Kedushah.) 

. npNI rri h^ni n-ip) r\f:ih -i! h^^^np^ dud ♦Dt|^3 

tn^hhrt ini iiS |i*v '^'!\h^ D/'^^r' t! 1^?? 
t^np^ ^n^if^ D'w^ m^.^! ^il^i^ i"n 

I } tr'ni^rr '^^♦rr n.fi^ ^na .nri?^^ tr^np"! 



^ ill : 

$ 0^7^71 nDtr7 nmr^ rhtin 124 1 

^ — — - ^ 

(On Festivals continue on page 74, No. IV, below the line, to page 
84. — On Sabbaths say this :) 



IV. Thou art one, and nnN IV. 

thy name is one. And L^j^^jj,/^ ^ .^^^^ 
where is one nation on • t : • i = : . r -.■ 
earth crowned like thy rinNpfl nnj< ^ 

people Israel, with a dia- q^<, ^ j-,^,jj,> j^^jpy.^^ -^i^-^^ 
dem of glory and salvation, T ' ' " ^ 

even with this day of holy '^P^W-^^f'^J^'^ •'^C"'^? 
rest, which renews our love ♦ nDHJI n^HN nniJO 

T T : T - - ; 

and devotion to thee, ^i-**»is 

strengthens our belief and I L 

faith in thee, and gives us /^l CDi^^' nmjp 

celestial peace and happi- nnO/D ♦llD!!*! DpC'riT 



■ |V T 



ness, calmness and seren- * ^L.' L .-• 

ity? buch is the rest in • i ^ ' ^ " - 

which thou delightest. O ^1^.^.1 ^]y^ ^^p! 

may thy children ever prize Qnfim h^) DTimjO 
this thy e^ift and sanctify * ' . 

thy name in the Sabbath's • W "^^'W 

rest! 

« uS^n^m np.x5 i^sS nriDi^ ^riJ^^ti^'? 
:n3D'n trip.p V: ^^^^ T'"^? •^P'f* '^'^^^ 

(Continue the Benediction, p. 8o,V-VII.— Kol Yisrael, and Kaddish, 
pp. 117-118, No. 23-24.) 



SECOND PART. 



PRAYERS 



FOR THE 



EAR. 



CONTENTS OF THE SECOND PART. 



Prayers for the New Year. 

PAGE 

Introductoiy Prayer . , . • • , . . 1 27 

Service for the Eve . . • • . • , . • I28 

Morning Service . •156 

Reading of the Torah • ••••••• 194 

The Sounding of the Shofar . • • • . • 205 

Additional Service 208 

Afternoon Service . . • • • • • • 238 



1; 



I 



Introductory Prayer. 



(the congregation rise.) 



How beautiful are thy tents, 
O Jacob, thy dwelling places,, 
O Israel I Through thy abun- 
dant goodness and mercy' 
have I entered thy house, 
therefore will I reverently 
worship thee in thy holy 
sanctuary. O Lord ! I love 
thy abiding place, even the 
spot where thy glory dwell- 
eth. Here, then, will I wor- 
ship, bend the knee, and 
lowly bow before the Lord, 
my Maker. 

Choir and Congbegation. 

Here we will worship, 

Bend our knees 

And lowly bow 

Before the Lord, our Maker. 

Keader. 

Here will I give forth my 
supplication unto thee , O 
Lord. Render this hour an 
acceptable one, O God, and 
in thy abundant mercy, an- 
swer me^and grant me thy 
assistance. Amen. 



r]ri'^ v^ti y-\^ 

• t: ■* ; • T ; ; V 

Choir and Congkegation. 

"tit: - . 

T : ; • 



Reader. 



(the congregation are seated.) 



ruETi m-h nmy nSsn 



D''?nn) 

: "113 n^n rrrix ♦yix i. 

T - T - T •• •' ■■:) V|V •• ; - IT • T 

-ip3."i :nSn' -)'vn3 vn* nr^r' oriDir :nS'V3 

v|v : I - T |- • I IV T : : (t | -t t • ) |v t 

^ I" • T^|\ T- • T • IvlT T T T ; T: T T 

) |v T - •• T • : T T ^- t: t t : t - : 

: ^f?W^) '^^V-^!^ ^^^"^ "^Pr^^ ^^^^^ 

-hii HiVn' : irx-i niJtt'' i:n'^;^ nip»3 i^rraa' 




Service for the Eve of the New Year. 



SERYICE 

FOR THE 

EVE OF THE NEW YEAR. 



{Psalm 90.) 

Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations. 
Before mountains were reared, and the earth and the 
world were brought forth, and from eternity to eternity, 
thou art God. Thou turnest man to contrition, and 
sayest : Return, ye children of men." Ft>r a thousand 
years in thy sight are as yesterday, when past, and as a 
watch of the night. Thou pourest them out, in sleep they 
grow; in the morning they are like grass springing up. 
It flourishes and springs up in the morning ; in the 
evening it is cut down and withers. For we must perish 
in thine anger and be crushed by thy wrath, shouldst 
thou set our sins before thee, our secrets before the light 
of thy countenance. Yea, all our days would pass away 
in thy wrath; we would finish our years as a thought. 
Our years of life are seventy or at most eighty years ; 
and they sweep along in toil and trouble ; — for fast he 
mows, and we fly away. Teach us, then, to number 
our days, that we may attain a wise heart. Return, 
O Lord! — How long yet? — Have compassion on thy 
servants! Satisfy us in the morning with thy mercy, 
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us 
glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted 
us, the years wherein we have seen evil. Let thy doings 
be visible on thy servants, and thy glory on their 
children. And may the grace of the Lord our God rest 
upon us ; and establish thou the work of our hands on 
our behalf ; yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it. 

- - - 



Service for the Eve of the New Year, 130 f 

— — _ f 

Rabbu 

All-merciful God ! with feelings of awe and reverence 
do we appear before thee, to offer our thanks for thy 
infinite mercy. Another year has been added to the 
past, during which thou hast sustained us in thy 
paternal love, thou hast shielded us from harm, thou 
hast protected us in times of peril and trouble. 

Many of us have come with happy and joyful hearts 
to thank thee, O bountiful Father, for the abundant 
blessings which thou hast bestowed upon them. 

Many approach thee with sorrowful hearts, because 
of the trials with which thou hast been pleased to visit 
them. Beloved ones have been removed from their 
midst, and desolation is pervading once joyous homes. 
They have come here to cast off the burden of their 
grief. O look down upon their tears with compassion, 
and let them find consolation and comfort in their 
sacred dbyotion. 

Distressed and needy ones have brought hither their 
depressed hearts, apprehensive of the trials and struggles 
impending over them. O inspire them with strength, 
that they may never falter ; and grant them hope and 
faith in thy aid and assistance. 

Humble and contrite souls are here, O Lord. They 
are drooping under the weight of overburdened con- 
science, and feel at this season especially, how great is 
their weakness. Avert not thy countenance from them, 
but let them be mindful that thou art the God of 
mercy, and that in true penitence they may regain thy 
love and compassion. 

And to all of us, vouchsafe, O Lord, that none may 
have come hither in vain. Grant that our services during 
the sacred days of this month, may bring us heavenly 
comfort and strength. Enlighten us with thy word, 
and teach us to number our days, that we may apply our ^ 



131 



Service for the Eve of the New Year. 



hearts unto wisdom— that we may learn how to labor 
and prepare here, in the dominion of transitoriness, for 
the realms of everlasting salvation. Amen ! 

Choir, 

From thy throne look down, and guard us, 

Lord, on whom we all depend; 
Of thy grace one ray award us ; 

Let our suits to thee ascend. ^ 
Many are the prayers welling 
From full bosoms in thy dwelling, 

On this eve of holy fear. 
Who outpour their hearts before thee, 
And with contrite tears implore thee, 

Bless them in this coming year. 

Lord, look down, and guide thy nation 

Israel, thy chosen fold ; 
Be the fount of our salvation. 

Now as in the days of old. 
Let all who in truth adore thee 
Live in happiness before thee. 

All united in thy fear. 
When thy children fail and falterf 
Banish them not from thine altar ; 

Bless them in this coming year. 

Lord, look down from heavens holy, 

From thy tent look down with grace; 
Hear the prayers we, the lowly, 

Offer for the human race. 
All their hopes, their fears, and ailings, 
All their joys, their tears and wailings. 

Lord, to thee are known and near. 
Grant thy handiwork new power, 
Let it prosper, make it flower, 

Father, in this coming year. 



rr^crr n^Dnjr nSsn 



132 



(The Congregation rise.) 
Header. 

Choir and Congregation, 

niNDif . nhh vy\ dv Sna^i . nS^S n^^ci 

T : t: t : it I •• I •• • : - t ; (t • •• 

.1};) oSir^ irSjj i^qn D;p.\ 

iJ-nSx'** p-S:^ '^ip^ i^p'iJ* D'i^s'f'pi c'p'? niv*ji 
n?"!? np^^i . :]»pn? ny; ijpip?i iJ3;)C''? 
□nni irp', "^-ix"! ij;*n on □Sir'? ^'pivp^i 

:SNnt:'.* lair anix ^^^^ H"'"'? 



133 



Service for the Eve of the Nqw Year. 



(The Congregation rise.) 

Reader, 

Praise ye the Lord, unto whom all praise belongeth. 
Choir and Congregation. 
Praised be the Lord, unto whom all praise belong- 
eth, now and for evermore. 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 

2. Yea, praises unto thee, our God, Ruler of the 
universe, at whose command the shades of night are 
advancing, and from heaven's dark portals the shin- 
ing stars appear and shed their glorious lustre. Thou 
hast assigned to them a station in the firmament, so 
that they may fulfill thy will, according to laws wise 
and unvaried. Thou biddest darkness vanish before 
light, and causest day and night to return with match- 
less regularity. When the toil of day has passed, 
thou usherest in the calm of evening, that it may 
invite us to praise thee, the Master of the heavenly 
hosts. Praised be thou, O Lord, who causest the 
evening to advance. Amen ! 



3. In like manner as the heavens make known thy 
glory, so is thy infinite love manifested through thy 
people Israel, unto whom thou didst impart the light 
of thy laws and statutes, even when the dark night 
of heathenism covered the earth. Therefore do we 
proclaim thy truth when we lie down and when we 
rise up. Yea, we rejoice in the mission assigned to 
us, by means of thy law, to make known thy exist- 
ence and thy unity. It is this which has sustained 
us, and preserved our existence among all nations, 
and day and night will we be mindful thereof But O, 
never withhold from us thy love, and unto thee be 
praises, O Lord, who hast in affection chosen Israel 
to be thy people. Amen ! 

"cc-^ij^ — ~ ■ os^^-jjy 

- - — ■ — — — — — — ■ >^^s^-^ 



-ijcj'n c'NiS n''2'\y n^an 



134 k 



p n K ' n p 4. 

(This verse is said by tlie Reader, and then the Choii- and Con- 
gregation repeat it Tvhile standing.) 

T V T 

'•.T T : : - : ■ P T 

(The Cong, take their seats, and the Rabbi recites the following.) 
(t"S Va 13103 J"' X'"' 1 '1 Dn31) 

Di*rr ?])VP i*!^^^ '~''?^*^' on^nnvni jrjixq 
^no5 D3 n-»3i^ ^^jdS onjjri : 

-Soa na;;Si OD^riSK '♦-ns* n^nxS QVn DDnx 

n,pD'n :rt3;2tri nS^N) ^pPi?^'? "^J^^ 
anriiX D^nS.^f DiinDi^] Q^il?) D???*? nj;np'-i^ 
1 "i-iN nvp mm :an'7 onnnncm * 



135 Service for the Eve of the New Year. 

4. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then the Choir and Congrega- 
tion repeat it while standing.) 

Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God; the 
Lord is One ! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for evennore. 

(The Congregation take their seats, and the Rabbi recites the fol- 
lowing scriptural passages :) 

(Deut. vi. 4-9, xi. 1 3-2 1 ; Numb. xv. 37-41.) 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words, which I command thee this day, 
shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy 
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy 
house, and upon thy gates. 

And it shall come to pass, that if ye will hearken 
diligently unto my commandments which I command 
you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve 
him with all your heart and all your soul, then will 
I send rain for your land in its due season, the first rain 
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, 
thy wine, and thy oil. And I will give grass in thy 
field for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 
Take heed of yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, 
and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship 
them. For then the Lord's wrath will be kindled 



T . .1 • tt-;t; tt V:* ; 'J-T- 

CDn^n^i •^PV?'' 1??^?'' ^^*^?'??'> 

•' T :• " - t: ^ - : • v -: t t t ^- v • ; 

I VIT T <- 'I- T - •• • V T 

CDiinjD ♦tiJa-S:; nv*V 'tJ'i'^ cddSk n-ipxi 

D2*JT ^D^<"! o;)D2|7 nnN nunn nSt onx Dii'trj;! 
-riiNj DinTH nsrn f:;pS :Drinn!5? o'ir om n^'N 

o^S ni'nS onvp pi^'^? 'nxvin 




Service for the Eve of the New Year. 



against you, and he will shut up the heavens, that 
there be no rain, and the land will not yield her fruit, 
and ye shall perish quickly from off the goodly land 
which the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up 
these my words in your heart and in your soul, and 
bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts 
of thy house, and upon thy gates. That your days 
may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in 
the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to 
give them, as the days of heaven over the earth. 

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, Speak ' 
unto the children of Israel, and bid them to make 
themselves fringes in the borders of their garments, 
throughout their generations, and that they put upon 
the fringes of the borders a thread of blue. And it 
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon 
it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, 
and do them ; and that ye seek not after the inclina- 
tions of your own heart and the delight of your 
eyes, in pursuit of which ye have been led astray. 
That ye may remember, and do all my command- 
ments, and be holy unto your God. I am the Lord 
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 



Ch o i r. 




The Lord your God is ever true and faithful ! , 



i 



mtrn m'h n^Diy nSsn i-^^ i 

t: • |- tI T T V v v: 

Dc^n nspp niixSoji ."ip.n|\Nt~i3;niSn;i 

-n?? NVi*? .Dn"'4? npix? D*n5i»i rinix .rlno? 
|o VJ3 noj;pD J d'?"!^^ rinn^ D;)inp S^ntf : laj^ 

Choir and Congregation. 
CAoiV aw(i Congregation, 

•• T ; • - T t: t I T 





139 Service for the Eve of the New Year. 



5. True and unfailing is it unto us, that thou art 
the Lord o.ur God, and that there is none else besides 
thee, while we, the children of Israel, are thy people. 
Thou hast delivered us from many a tyrannical power, 
and hast redeemed us from the hand of oppression. 
Without number are thy wonderful deeds, beyond 
mortal knowledge the miracles thou hast wrought for 
our sake. When hope had fled from our hearts, thou 
didst instill new life within us ; when on the brink of 
destruction, thou didst interpose and save us. Even 
thou didst perform signs and wonders on our behalf, 
both when leading us from Egyptian slavery to ever- 
lasting freedom, and when paving a road through the 
sea, so that thy children might pass. Thus was thy 
marvelous power made known to them ; and in ac- 
knowledging thy majesty, Moses and the children of 
Israel with one accord chanted the anthem of praise: 

Choir and Congregation. — Who among the mighty 

IS LIKE UNTO THEE, O LORD ? WhO IS LIKE UNTO 
THEE, GLORIFIED IN HOLINESS, FEARFUL IN PRAISED 
DEEDS, PERFORMING WONDERS ? 

Thy children beheld thy omnipotence, when the 
foaming billows of the sea were divided for their res- 
cue. " This is my God," did they shout; and closing 
their song, they exclaimed : 

Ch. & Cong. — The Lord reigneth forever and ever. 

And thus art thou proclaimed in the words of inspi- 
ration : The Lord is the redeemer of Jacob, his deliv- 
erer from the hand too powerful for him." Praised 
be thou, O Lord, who redeemest Israel. Amen! 



6. O Lord our God ! vouchsafe unto us thy pro- 
tection, that we may lie down this night in peace, and 
awake in the morning to refreshed existence. Spread 
fl over us thy pavilion of peace, guide us with good # 



njtt'n tj'N-iS nSsn | 

(1 : • I T T •■ T : I t: <r t: v|v : v |v .•• I-'t •■ 

I- - I" ; . •• • . I" • : - I I -- T : ■■ : |- -: - • 

1^1 nn^D Dt>tifb) D'^ni ijxiai ijnx^f Tiotr'i . nnx 
Hinx *]n3 nap 1^71; ti'inai .□'pij; 

(On the Sabbath.) 

T - - V T - - V t; • •• . . T . 

Ntn niK hii'^i^' ^51 jdSi;^ nn? onw 

V ; • j~ T "* V T; T T • T V I" T 

: i:|:n Di'^ npM naia^' tr'inp iy,in 
(p"n) .•Dpr;. NiSN^ D3^'p Vx'it?'t'? pn 

2 2^ n 3 n 3 

(The Congregatiott rise for silent prayer.) 

.Ssn nip] .0*3113 onoq SsdIJ .K-ii^ni 
|;/:p'? Dn*;)3 ^^3'? rhi^:^ .ni3X npn 1310 

jn3nN? 

.D'^n3 -fan Ti4p .D'*n4 



141 Service for the Eve of the New Year. 



counsels, and send us assistance for the sake of thy 
Holy Name. Be thou, at all times, our shield and 
protector from harm, our guardian from danger, our 
savior from all manner of trouble and distress. Keep 
far from us anxiety and sorrow, and shelter us under 
the shadovi^ of thy wings , for it is in thee only, O God, 
that we put our trust. Guard then our going out and 
our coming in, that we may lead a life of happiness and 
contentment, and be ever surrounded by the blessing of 
peace. Praised be thou, O Lord, who spreadest thy 
pavilion of divine peace over us and all Israel. Amen ! 

Exodus xxxi. l6. {On the Sabbath.) 

The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to 
observe it throughout their generations as a perpetual 
covenant. Between me and the children of Israel it 
is a sign for ever, that in six days the Lord created 
heaven and earth, and appointed the seventh day for 
rest and spiritual reflection. 

Psalm Ixxxi, 4. 

Let the Shofar resound on this new moon for the 
consecration of our Festival, for it is law in Israel: The 
judgment is the Lord's, the God of Jacob, 



7. THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise for silent prayer.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who de- 
lightest in dispensing the blessings of life. Write us 
in the book of life, in order that we may proclaim thy 
mercy, O God of life. 

O Heavenly King ! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield ! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. f 

= — - — c^o^i 



I njtrn tTNiS n^niy rSan 1^2 ] 

nnx a*np n»na 'jnx oSiyS -lia-i nnx n. 

rjDiD D*3n D'DDi3 D^np n*na npnn o^^n S3'?5P 
in:*iof< D.^i^pi omo^ "I'fipi D^Sin d^Ssi: 

:nj;"itr' npypi n^ntpi n^pp 

D'nprr n^rrp nrij< rjnn . o'np nvnrr'? nnx ]r2ii^) 
dv-Sp5 D^trnpT j^^'mp ?]ptri t^*i-ip, nnx m- 

PpWd^' .i:i'rTSj< wT^Mop . oStr n?'?? n^iv] 
Sj; ^Ipc'i .!r]yp»3 nnin^i -^Tarr 'I^JpS 

T )T T • " ▼ 

^IR^"*! '^'^"^^ ^i^^ -^'^-^ "^^^^ ^^^^ 
:-Spi . n^rf spn nnSir? .iS^: nns nn^Dm 




143 Service for the Eve of the New Year. 

II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all the living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 
thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee. Master of mighty acts? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispens- 
ing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth ? 

Yea, who is like thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life ? 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 



III. Thou art holy, and thy Name is holy, and it is 
a mission of holiness to praise thee daily. 

Grant therefore, O Lord our God ! that thy reverence 
may pervade all thy works, and thy fear be spread 
over all thou hast created ; that all mankind may bow 
before thee in awe and humility, and unite with one 
accord, as a sacred brotherhood, to perform thy will 
in spreading brotherly feeling over all the earth. 
Verily do we know and acknowledge, O Lord our 
God, that thou art the Supreme Ruler of the universe; 
that thy power, thy might and thy excellence are 
evidenced in everything thou hast created. 

Grant also, that thy people Israel may everywhere 
meet vv^ith the appreciation due to their noble mission 
of spreading light and truth, to which they have faith- 
fully clung even in times of suffering and danger. 
Grant that the hopes of universal freedom and right, 
which their unwavering belief in thee inspires, may be 
everywhere realized. Then shall all the noble-minded 
rejoice in the triumph of truth, for wickedness shall be 



mtJTr mih n*nn;r nSsn 




: n^^SSn iii ii*? p»v ^'p'^''^? 0^'"^^'? I! "^W- '^^IPr 
riiSx px) x"}"):) nm tr'np 

- J . . J ^ - • • T ; T : • - T ; t: - : - t - 

.i^niN n:jnj< .D^ayn-SsD umn^ nnn iv- 

T J- T : |T T ; - T • ^- T T ■ |T : " : T - 

(Di-nw nrn n|f n) Dl^TlN HDHN? uS-j^ini 

ti^-tpl N^ipo CT3nN3) n;jn;i (p^n oi* . nn fns* rr 
. ^i^ipV SNntf* no 

Din .D\prn.i nj;iB'': "i^isi .a^vb 12 i^j^^cmi 
o .^yT'j;, r^'hii o .iJ^.^tj'ini irSj; dpii .ijjm 



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silenced in shame7ancl hostility aniong men shall pass ■ 
away like vapor, when thou shalt banish all manner of 
strife and tyranny ifrom the face of the earth. 

To thee alone shall all thy creatures then pay homage 
and ascribe sovereignty, realizing the words of the 
Royal Psalmist, *'The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever ; even thy God, O Zion ! for all generations. 
Hallelujah!" 

Thou art holy, and thy name is awe-inspiring, for 
there is no God save thee ; and thus we read : Exalted 
is the Lord of Hosts in judgment, and God, the Holy 
One, is sanctified because of the righteousness of his 
government." Praised be thou, O Lord! the Holy 
Ruler of the universe. 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
but also consecrate ourselves to thy service. 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us (this Sabbath day and) this Day of Memorial, 
a day of (remembering the) sounding the cornet, (in 
love), a holy convocation, reminding us of our mission 
from our going out from Egypt. 

O ! our God, and the God of our fathers ! we beseech 
thee to permit our memorial and the memorial of our 
ancestors, and of all thy people Israel, to ascend and 
come before thee, so that we may^obtain grace, favor and 
mercy, life and peace on this Day of Memorial. 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy holy word 
is jfuil of the assurance of salvation and compassion, 
so mayest thou save and compassionate us, whose eyes 

' are ever directed to thee, our Heavenly King, who 

I rulest all mankind in mercy and love. 



njtrn tJ'i^iS r\':ny nS^n j 
h'Nntf'r 'rlSv^f \i .itDtv-j no^'^ n^'JS 

(•• :|- I T . . |- -: •• •• |- v: 

a^p^ n^^t .n^iV C'riS^f nnx '3 .np??;i 

nnqN? onSarn .Sxntf^ \\ nvn 

Sn-j^' rn.i3j^^ I'ori ♦nrn .':'5pn 



147 Service for the Eve of the New Year. 



We further beseech thee, our God, and the God of 
our fathers, to cause the majesty of thy glorious king- 
dom to spread over the whole universe. Let truth and 
justice triumphantly shine forth among all mankind, 
so that every creature may know thee as its Creator, 
and every human being recognize in thee its great 
Author. Then will all things in which is the breath 
of life, be eager to exclaim : " The Everlasting, the 
God whom Israel proclaimeth, is King, and his power 
and might pervade the whole universe." 

O our God, and the God of our fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy com- 
mandments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, 
and grant us joy through thy salvation. (Permit us 
to enjoy thy holy Sabbath in full love for thy Holy 
Name.) Purify our hearts, that we may serve thee in 
truth ; for thou, O God, art the embodiment of truth, 
thy word is truth and never failing. Blessed be thou, 
O Lord, Sovereign of the universe, who hast appointed 
(the Sabbath), Israel, and the Day of Memorial for the 
sanctification of thy Name. Amen ! 

V. O Lord our God, bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel. Accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone we offer 
reverence and adoration. Amen ! 

VI. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm^ stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 

^ We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 




n^trn trxnS r\'2'-\y nSan i^s | 



jTjS ijpp oSiyp .^TjnDD ^^n-ivS ^3 

:?]nnpj ^j^-Sd n'^ivo D»fD^ Din?i 
Diisn " nnf< rina .nSo ijnir;^! un;^i::*'' Sxn 

• t: t - I t t |v i" t:^/: ) • : •• t 

|"*T • -: V |v T I r T : t t 

i^'^n .Tiai^SiX-i£r'-S3'?r'i 

: T V : (T^ |- T J- -:t ) |v^- •• t ; • t ^- : 

mm 'lyrha u'? nnj ri'^s nixa ^3 .^i^piD 

|- v: t: |t t r t | |vt : • | |v t 

DDSil "130 rr3lD HDJiaV Dlbtr't n3"^3 D'^n 1Dp3 

•• T • : •• T • T T T •• ~ T : T t; ' I '• 




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our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
and trust frorn the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives. 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy 
covenant. 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the Ali-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

VII. We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

And especially on these solemn days of penitence 
do we pray thee to remember and inscribe us, and all 
the people of the house of Israel, in the book of life, 
blessing, peace, and prosperity. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, the never-failing fount of 



^ peace. Amen ! 

m^m^ . 




mtrn trN-)b D'Dn;^ nSiDH 

''2'?p.p'?) • J^'PiP "^sip 'r>yjf 1 yy? '^y^^ n'^*^ ^d'^.^* 

li v T : • • - ; V : • - T : • • : - 

^j^l?;; DiSti^' nt?^:L^! N«in vDina^ mS^' nt^^r 

O my God ! guard my tongue from evil and my lips 
from uttering deceit. Grant me forbearance unto those 
who deal ill towards me, and a calm and meek dispo- 
sition unto all my fellow-beings. Open my heart to 
receive thy sacred teachings, so that my conduct may 
evidence the fulfillment of thy commandments. Frus- 
trate the plans and destroy the devices of all those 
who meditate evil against me, for the sake of thy Holy 
Name. May the words I have uttered and the medi- 
tations of my heart be acceptable before thee, O Lord, 
my Rock and my Redeemer ; and mayest thou, who 
causest peace to reign on high, grant peace unto us 
and all Israel. Amen ! 



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8. PRAYERS IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD. 



Reader. 



Every believer in God, 
whose unity it is the mission 
of Israel to proclaim, will 
partake of the everlasting life 
of futurity, as we read in the 
Holy Scriptures : Thy peo- 
ple are all the righteous, and 
will inherit the eternal king- 
dom.'* Happy is he who 
adheres to the law and per- 
forms the will of his Creator ; 
he will gain a good name 
while living, and will depart 
from earth with a good name. 
Of him it is said: Better 
is the fragrance of a good 
name than the perfume of 
precious oil ; even better is 
the day of death (to him) 
than the day of birth.'' In 
the paths of virtue there is 
life, and in its ways there is 
immortality. 

Yea, there is a future where 
thy hope will not be cut off ; 
for know that it is in the 
world to come that the righ- 
teous will find their complete 
reward. 



.* T " •• T : • T 

'D n^}^ :p.j>j 

• I : T - T V 

Tjlii Q':n n,-5nv nix? 

V|T - T • : 



(Mourners, and those observing the anniversary of a parent's 
death, will rise and say with the Reader, in a low voice, the Kaddish 
on the following page.) 



njtrn t^'NiS n^-ir nSsn 152 



Eeader and Mourners. 

NoSj;^ HDa^ tJ^'^iprin ^l^n^ fl'-'- 
'»n;}i |iD*DV5i pOTO nnD^p rj'Saii nnip-i^ 
ng{<i |opV{<'?jj;3 h^-p^^ 

Congregation. 
Reader and Mourners. 

^'irfm NtriT] Q^ii^Ti "^ii^m nsritj^:) rji^n: 
^^''•'^ T*^? s^y''1*'p1 f^Ov'' rkym 

Q-T .*75!n'^t |inrii;r3i jiniiibv Saj^W 1^ 

Meader and Mourners. 

'^ipj'^'s^v^, 

♦2mi NTjm .♦mn ndSi; ^"rh h^d Np7im 

r : * i "t: t:*t""i tt |tt : t- 

:pK npiX) .Ninj^i iip7 i<y^ Dip, 




\ 153 Service for the Eve of the New Year. 1^ 

Reader and Mourners. 

9, Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established in the whole earth, and may 
you and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen ! 

Congregation, 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity.^ 

Reader and Mourners. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say, 
Amen ! 

Reader. 

May the prayer and supplications of the whole 
house of Israel be accepted in the presence of their 
Father in heaven. And say ye, Amen ! 

Reader and Mourners. 

O that Israel and all the righteous who have de- 
parted from this world, and all those who bow with 
submission to God's inscrutable will, may enjoy the 
fullness of peace and happiness in the world to come. 
May they obtain mercy and forgiveness from the 
Lord of heaven and earth. And say ye, Amen ! 

And may the fullness of heavenly peace and a 
happy life on earth be granted unto us and all Israel. 
And say ye, Amen ! 

May he who causeth peace to reign on high, cause 
peace to prevail among us and all Israel. And say ye, 
\ Amen ! 

— - - ■ 



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Service for the Eve of the New Year. 154 % 

CONCLUDING PRAYER. 
It is a duty incumbent on us to praise the Sove- 
reign Lord of the universe, to give honor unto him, 
who is the Creator of heaven and earth, who hath re- 
moved us from idolatry and superstition, and brought 
us to the knowledge of light and truth, which have 
become our happy portion in his service. 

(Choir and Congregation rise.) 

We bend the knee, bow down, and give homage 
TO THE Supreme King, the Most Holy. Blessed 
BE He. 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 

He hath stretched out the heavens and established 
the earth, and the residence of his glory is most ex- 
alted, even in the heavens above. He is God, and 
none besides. 

Choir and Congregation. 
He is God, and none besides. 

Yea, it is an eternal truth that he is our King, and 
none besides him ; for thus is it written in the law : 
" Know thou this day, and take to heart, that the 
Eternal is God in the heavens above and on the earth 
beneath, and there is none else." 

We therefore trust speedily to behold thy triumph- 
ant glory, O Lord our God, when idolatry will be ex- 
terminated from the earth, and the clouds of doubt 
and error be entirely dispelled. Then will the whole 
universe recognize thy glorious kingdom, all mankind 
will acknowledge and call upon thy Name, and every 
sinner turn in penitence to thee. Yea, all will then 
know and understand, that before thee alone must every 
knee bend, to thee alone must every tongue swear 
fealty, all prostrating themselves and giving honor to 
thy most Holy Name. All will acknowledge thy 
dominion, and thou wilt be their Sovereign Ruler for 




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evermore. For thine is the kingdom, and for ever 
wilt thou reign in glory, as it is written in thy law, 
The Lord will reign for ever and ever;" and further- 
more is it written, The Everlasting will be King 
over all the earth; on that day will it be acknow- 
ledged that the Lord is One, and his name One.'* 



May the blessing of Divine Providence rest upon 
you all, O congregation. 

The Lord bless and preserve thee. The Lord cause 
his countenance to shine upon thee, and be gracious 
unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance unto 
thee, and grant thee peace." 

May peace abide within thy halls, prosperity with- 
in thy habitations." 

May the Eternal bless the President of the United 
States and all the constituted authorities, the Governor 
and officers of this State and this city, that through 
them order may be preserved, and right and liberty 
be fostered. 

May the Heavenly. Father, unto whom we trust- 
fully raise our eyes, cause the new year to be a bless- 
ing unto us and all mankind. May he accept our 
prayers in mercy, and inscribe us in the book of life, 
peace, and prosperity. 

May the Eternal give strength to his people ; may 
he bless his people with peace. Amen ! 

Choir and Congregation, 
His people's strength will He increase, 
# And bless them evermore with peace ! Amen. || 



Choir and Congregation, 

On that day the Lord Everlasting 
Will be One, and His name One. 



BENEDICTION. 



nyc^n tr^nS nnnc' nS^n 



156 



n J tr rr n S 
nm .s>j»n minD ♦a nn^cr' najr'j ^hSk i. 

T- • T ; 'Tj-TV TT: - V: 

t:-: T-; • t:-; t- T;-: t- r t; 

Tnj^S nrii3]'7i . ♦i^p nStpS i^-i:^ nrixi . ^anps 



l^oD^ — - — — 



157 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 



SERYICE FOR THE MOUNING OF THE 
NEW YEAll. 



!• My God, the soul which thou hast placed in my 
body is pure, for it is a portion of thy Holy Spirit^ 
an emanation from thee, who art the fountain of purity. 
Thou hast created it and formed it. Thou hast 
breathed it into me, and dost carefully guard it within 
me. When thou seest fit, thou wilt take it from me, 
but wilt restore it in the eternal happiness of the future 
world. Whilst this soul shall continue within me, 
will I adore thee, O Lord my God, and God of my 
fathers. Blessed be thou, O Lord, Author of all 
works, Source of all souls. 



3. Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who hast given to man intelligence to dis- 
tinguish between day and night. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who didst grant me the privilege of being 
born in the faith of Israel. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who removest the bonds of darkness from 
the eyes of the blind. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who loosenest the fetters of the oppressed. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who raisest up those who are cast down. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who girdest Israel with the strength of faith. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who crownest Israel with the diadem of 
their priestly mission. 



njirn trxnS nnntr nSan 



158 



I • • : - V I • • •• c v: t: | |v t ; • | t • : 



: IDS'" T]*n-\i xin .S^vpi n-jis t]n3 

^IP'ti^' n'sr^l :]n3ti^'^i ^Si:^ nn'spi 

-|Sp . n^n; irriS^f iip4p ^P'^^P.^") 

nnK r|n3 .Snjn i-^P'' Tnr.^ "i-'^^^pi rat^'p 



J 159 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 

Be pleased to assist us, O Lord ! that we may be 
instrumental in furthering the glorious aims of Israel, 
by walking in thy law and firmly adhering to thy 
precepts. Suffer us not to fall into temptation or 
disgrace, but do thou animate our hearts with lofty 
impulses, and endue us with strength to subject our 
inclinations to thy divine will. Grant that our purity 
of life may obtain for us grace, favor, and benevolence 
in thy sight and in the sight of all mankind, and 
that we may enjoy the abundance of thy beneficence. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord! who bestowest bountifully 
goodness and beneficence. Amen. 



3. Blessed be he, at whose word the world was 
called into existence. Blessed be he who fulfills what 
he promises, and establishes what he ordains. 
Blessed be he who provides the earth with marks 
of his mercy for all who dwell thereon. Blessed be he 
who bestows a good reward upon those who fear him. 
Blessed be the ever-living and all-powerful God, the 
deliverer and redeemer of all mankind. Blessed be he, 
and blessed be his name I 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, the almighty and all-merciful Father, who ac- 
cordest unto thy people and those who fear thee, the 
privilege of praising thy loving kindness. And with 
the psalms of David, thy faithful servant, will we extol 
thy great name; with songs and hymns will we render 
homage unto our King, the only God, the Source of all 
life! unto whom be praise and glory now and for ever- 
more. Blessed be thou, O Lord and King, for the 
blissful privilege we enjoy of chanting thy praises 
and glory. Amen. 



^ - -c^ 

'C'n'h nnn^* nSsn leo * 



ON SABBATHS. 

(3"v p-Snn) 

Choir and Congregation. 

Tjn^ .'fvSj^. isrSi '^S r-iiin> aita 

Chair and Congregation, 

dS^»S cn,!: nriKi 

t: t ^ : T T - : 

pc'p 'rh2 'j-ip. D'N-i? Dini 
n'D3 D'b^r\'C' : njtr* 11:2^3 nx3 niD* it^ns p^-tv 

• : • ; V : • I T : - .f.- t :^ . t t - ) 

wyc/i nnir ii;? : inna' 1rn^^* nnvns 

• •• : T ; ) ; ^ |- : - I- : - : t: 

Choir and Congregation. 

y T : • T. T T • • - : < 

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ON SABBATHS. 

[Psalm 92.) 

4. Rdr. — Sing ye the song of the Sabbath day ! 

CL & Cong, — How good thy mercies to record 
In grateful songs, Almighty Lord ; 
Thy watchful care by morning light, 
Thy never-failing truth by night ; 
From decachord to sound acclaim, 
With lyre and harp to sing thy Name. 
For thou hast made thy works my joy, 
Thy doings shall my praise employ. 

Rdn — How great the wonders thou hast wrought! 
Thy counsels are a deep of thought, 
Which brutish men cannot discern, 
And fools will neither know nor learn. 
Though sinners thrive and prosper here, 
And wicked men in bloom appear. 
They only spring for death a prey. 
And lo ! they flee and fade away ; 
For they will not thy Name adore, 

Ch. & Cong, — Most High and Blessed 

For evermore. 
Rdr, — Lord, in thy strength exalt my horn, 

And with fresh oil my head adorn ; 

Then foes turned back mine eye shall cheer. 

Their ruin shall salute mine ear; 

For righteous men shall grow like palms. 

Like lofty cedars stretch their arms. 

Those planted in the courts of God 

Shall flourish in his blest abode ; 

They shall in age with fruit abound, 

And ever blooming shall be found ; 

Ch, & Cong, — To SHOW that God, my rock of might, 
§ In all his dealings is upright. § 



nx'n c^niih nnnc^ nSsn I62 1 



nip'-i5 n';n nr>}< pa^p 'ji,n{ 5. 

^ I" ' T |\T- • T • 1V|TT T T ; T; TT 

I |v T ^: - •• T • : T T T. T T : T - : 

: irp^-S35 rirTptr;iT n^rji ^"^.PD np-i^ i::/.5£^' 
-Sn nxn* : ni^n nij:^' ijn'-i;^ nit:o i^nst:^ 
iJ'riS?^ DJ7J ^nn. : nry^yi-hv. '^'p^^yy^XPr ^"W-. 

|..T | -^T T-; |-T .. j-*'t 



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[Psalm 90.) 

5. Lord, thou hast been our refuge in all generations. 
Before mountains were reared, and the earth and the 
world were brought forth, and from eternity to eternity, 
thou art God. Thou turnest man to contrition, and 
sayest : Return, ye children of men." For a thousand 
years in thy sight are as yesterday, when past, and as a 
watch of the night. Thou pourest them out, in sleep they 
grow ; in the morning they are like grass springing up. 
It flourishes and springs up in the morning ; in the 
evening it is cut down and withers. For we must perish 
in thine anger and be crushed by thy wrath, shouldst 
thou set our sins before thee, our secrets before the light 
of thy countenance. Yea, all our days would pass away 
in thy wrath ; we would finish our years as a thought. 
Our years of life are seventy or at most eighty years ; 
and they sweep along in toil and trouble ; — for fast he 
mows, and we fly away. Who knows the strength of 
thine anger? — Yet, great as thy majesty, is thy wrath. 
Teach us, then, to number our days, that we may attain 
a wise heart. Return, O Lord! — How long yet? — 
Have compassion on thy servants ! Satisfy us in the 
morning with thy mercy, that we may rejoice and be 
glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days 
wherein thou hast afflicted us, the years wherein we 
have seen evil. Let thy doings be visible on thy 
servants, and thy glory on their children. And may 
the grace of the Lord our God rest upon us ; and 
establish thou the work of our hands on our behalf; 
yea, the work of our hands, establish thou it. 



•wz^ — _ — ~ ■ " • 

nje'n m'-h nnnt:^ nSfin 



164 I 



T : ; t: V [t t ; 'i j v|V t: 

noSo ^im^bD nnoSo -nn vni^aji DiiSn 

:-(: — ; : t ; ttt 

-SdS T]piD nil iitSd^ tinSg'ppi d^dSi^-Sd 



f 165 Service for the Morning of the New Year. J 



{Psaim 145.) 

6. I'll praise thee, Lord, my God and King, || And 
ever bless thy name, || Day after day untiring sing || 
and loud extol thy fame. || ''Great is the Lord, no 
search can reach || His might, no word his praise/' || 
Past ages of thy doings preach || And sound thy grand 
displays. || Like them, thy glorious majesty, || Thy 
wonders tune my song; || And as they tell thy victory, || 
So claims thy might my tongue. || Their memory pro- 
claims thy grace, || And of thy deeds they sing. || "The 
Lord is gracious to each race, || Kind and long-suf- 
fering. II The Lord is good to all abroad, || Lets shine 
on all his rays." || Oh, may all creatures praise thee, 
God, II As thy true servants praise ! || Let them pro- 
claim thy glorious reign, || To men thy deeds com- 
mend. II Thy Kingdom ever shall remain, || Thy rule 
shall never end. || God lifts the feeble when they fall, || 
And makes the helpless stand; ]| He sends supplies of 
food to all II Who wait upon his hand. || He sends con- 
tent to all that live, || His treasure ne'er decays; || His 
works abundant mercy give, || And righteous are his 
ways. II To answer prayer he's ever nigh || For all who 
seek aright; || He sends redemption when they cry || 
Who in his truth delight. || He safely keeps his 
servants all, || Destroys all wickedness; || His praise, 
therefore, my lips shall call; || His Name all flesh may 
bless! 

But as to us, we will adore 

His Holy Name for evermore. Hallelujah. 



n^trrr mih nnm nSan i^e ; ; 



nni .i:i\riSi^f »:]x:tj'-ri{<T|n3r) 'n-Ss not?'; ■y- 

T |T T V | V|V |T I •• I T : TT T : 

"iDp!! idSi^ jnjon .D»jnnxni O'jiiB'Nnrr 'riSx 

V |v : T ^ .... - . _ ^ . . . ^ .. ... 

i^'p I'^N jD^-iio i:in^^ 'T;!?'? ^^'? .D*9n"D? vnin^i 

T • T -n |T : - • V |v • |T : - • v |V - 

iJi;Drj;^-^S .?]'jpD1 ^i'iJX. Ji^rV"! D\^o?<^i 

• T •• I -|VT I" v: t: I ' : ' - : I |v t 

nt^^'N rv^'Si nn5J3^" nofr^i rrni .1:13 njSstr 

V I T : J" - : T : |- T V t t ; - | : |t t : | 

iD'Spn it:''^^'.! •i^"?:?*') 1"^''' Q'"^ 1'"^ •''^'P? 
i ni'SDi iin-S^i ninnS-SDl .ninn^^n 



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7. The breath of all living shall praise thy Name, O 
Lord our God, and the spirit of all creatures ever pro- 
claim thy glory. From everlasting unto everlasting is 
thy existence as the one true God, besides whom we 
acknowledge no ruler, redeemer, or savior. When 
visited by trouble and distress, thou didst deliver and 
rescue us, thou didst sustain us in thy great mercy, 
because thy providential care is as unending as thyself. 
From the remotest times hast thou been our shield ; yea, 
unto the latest generations wilt thou be our protector. 
Thou rulest the whole universe with kindness and 
fillest thy creatures with love, O Eternal Being, unto 
whom alone our praises are due. We know that how 
replete soever human lips may be with praises, or how 
eloquent the tongue of man, yet could we never ade- 
quately express the manifold thanks due unto thee for 
all the mercies which thou hast bestowed on our an- 
cestors and ourselves. Thou didst deliver us from 
Egyptian thralldom, and redeem us from the house of 
bondage. When famine threatened to consume us, 
thou didst provide food, and didst with plenty sustain 
us. When the sword was uplifted against us, thou didst 
protect us. When pestilence visited the earth, and the 
fierce passions of mankind sought to make us answer- 
able for thy dispensations, thou didst furnish us with a 
means of escape. Oh ! from what numerous evils and 
long-continued afflictions didst thou protect us ! Yea, 
hitherto have thy tender mercies supported us, and thy 
kindness hath not forsaken us, neither wilt thou ever 
abandon us. Therefore shall all our mental and physical 
energies, all the vital powers with which thou hast 
endowed us, unite in rendering thanks and praise, 
homage and adoration unto thy Name, our King and 
Ruler. Yea, every mouth should thank thee, every 
tongue adore thee, every knee bend unto thee, and even 
ll the most exalted bow down before thee. Every heart 



ny^^n trf^nS nnniif nS^n les 

T - : • - T - •• T Ijv ; • : 

jpx") D.yp^' nip .fvS;; 

.DDinnn on^pr? |"ic''73i .tjiaj-iri D'pnv nnini 

: c'lpnn D^K^'iTp 3"ip3i 

(The Congregation rise.) 

Sisi .ninsa^'m Snj S}< .^^^ nnx r]n3 
• nn^r n;tr3 ^nisn .nixSoirr |n{< .niNninrr 



Ni3-n No'pi;? . kV?"! HDP'' cr'npnn^ S"y.n' «• 
\*.n3') .p3'Q"i'3i ["13^5 nri"i3Sp "I'Spli .nrn;?-i3 
:p^?np^n .3np fppi xS^r^s .SN-jtr: n'3 Spi 

Choir and Congregation. 

tx^oSji; '5?!^^'?^ o'^i^.'? T^-?? "^P^' 

Header. 

"i^nri'l N£?^Jr>n oaiT'? ■''^t'^^'I nsnir'n rj-isri^ 
N^j;.^ .^?irr ■]n3 NC'-]"p"i nop* Vj^nnn n^^^ri'i 
prtDNi t>Jnomi iXnn3j^*r) Nm't:n Nn3"i3-S3 ?d 

It'-:- ttt-.*: tt:..^ tt-: tt-- t|- 



55 



I 1(39 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 




should worship thee, and all our faculties join in chant- 
ing thy praise, O great and Omnipotent God, Owner 
of heaven and earth. 

O King ! enthroned in Majesty on High ! 
Thou abidest in infinity; wondrous and holy are 
thy attributes, unsearchable are thy ways. And yet the 
Holy Scriptures say : " Exult in the Lord, O ye 
righteous, for his praise becometh the upright." There- 
fore do the lips of the upright praise thee, and with 
the utterances of the righteous art thou blessed. The 
tongues of the pious extol thee, and from the midst 
of the saints is holiness ascribed unto thee. 

(The Congregation rise.) 

Blessed be thou, O Lord, Almighty King ! magni- 
fied in hymns of praise and thanksgiving. Thy won- 
drous deeds are unspeakable, and yet art thou pleased 
to accept the songs and chants of psalmody with which 
we approach thy throne, O ever-living King of the 
universe. 



8- Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established over the whole earth, and may 
ye and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen. 
Choir and Congregation, 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Reader, 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us 
^ say. Amen ! 



men c'KiS nnntr rh^n i <o ' 



Header. 
CAotV ancZ Congregation. 
(The Congregation are seated.) 



jS'an-n^x ohisf nl^^y ^5i''rT Niini 

(On the Sabbath.) 

trnp npN:> Vsni .^]in?^| Vsrti rjnv Sbn) 

T ; : \ T ^ ; 

* 

nS?3n :n:'jp pxn hn'^o .n^tr;; n^ona oVa 

|v|V- ||vt:| • I vit t t ; t t |- • / * 

'My 2 DJtrp i:^tf'' fjp .i:3Jtp^p nii' ^i^y, pix 

(On the Sabbath.) 

I npixT nsrp ';?'3^"n dvt nn3N'?P"':'33 hii n2\^ 




171 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 

Reader, 

Praise ye the Lord, unto whom all praise belongeth. 
Choir and Congregation, 
Praised be the Lord, unto whom all praise be- 
longeth, now and for evermore. 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

9. Yea, we praise thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of 
the universe, who causest light and darkness to alter- 
nate, and promotest the peace and harmony of all 
creation. 

(On the Sabbath.) 

(All give thanks unto thee, and all utter thy 
praises ! All proclaim : None is holy like the Eter- 
nal ! All extol thee, Former of all, who givest light 
to the whole world and the inhabitants thereof) 

Thou givest light unto the earth, gladdening those 
who dwell thereon, greeting us day after day with 
thy kindness and renewing the wonders of thy crea- 
tion. How great are thy works, O Lord ! in wisdom 
hast thou made them all ; the earth is full of thy 
treasures." Thou art exalted, O King ! and to thee 
alone is reverential praise and glory due ; for the be- 
ginning of all things manifesteth thy greatness. O 
Lord Eternal, in thy infinite mercy have compassion 
on us, like as from old thou hast been our defence 
and our fortress, our shield and our refuge. 

(On the Sabbath.) 

(Nature's Master ceased from work on the seventh 
day, establishing thereon his throne of everlasting 
Majesty. Yea, with glory hath he crowned the day 
of rest, appointing the Sabbath for a day of spiritual 
delight. This is the sublime distinction of the seventh 
1 day, that it proclaimeth the perfection of God's crea- 



wa^rr c^aih nnnjr nSsn 



Sxn^: 1.23;S rrrnjQ S^ni^n jVs nvi* ^'^p 
I ^^V^^ '' 't^'li? '"^5^" .in^npa 

Ir " ^ * ^ * 

nriN rjna .nSp r]n^f^♦ n'f;^,^ -iix-nixp 
i^'ninK -iinr^ .udSd irnx .i^t;^ nS:2n nnm 

-){<rri : nnrjN? ^n^t) "n^Vn n^i-Ss-n^ opSi 
ijn?^ ifT) '^'piVP? pail .!r]n"iin3 ir:*;^ 

i nnprr^l nS^pJ . ijnpa Nnijrri Snjn ^j^'ip 

nSp Snjrr ^ipc'''? u^^lp!^ •fit:''?! or^sp 
nriN Tjna . n^riN? ^ilO-"?^ nnin^ . np?<3 

I " ' ■ " ' ' k 



% 173 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 



tion, and is the herald of tRe Lord, proclaiming the 
song of the Sabbath-day : How good is it to praise 
the Eternal !" Therefore should all his creatures 
bless and glorify him, and render homage and adora- 
tion to the Great Author of Nature, the Holy One, 
who vouchsafed unto his people the gracious boon of 
the Sabbath's sacred repose. Thy Name be sanctified, 
O Lord God ! and thy Majesty exalted, as in the 
heavens above, so on the earth beneath.) 

•X- 

O that we could exceed in uttering thy praise, 
beyond all that thy handiwork declares ; yea, more 
than the heavenly luminaries unceasingly announce. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord, Author of refulgent light. 
Amen ! 



10. In thy inexhaustible love, O Lord our God ! 
didst thou give us spiritual light, causing it to shine 
upon us through thy benignity and grace. Our Father 
and King, as thou didst give thy law as a tree of life 
to our ancestors who trusted in thee, so be gracious 
unto us also, and incline our hearts to its sacred 
teachings, and instill within us the desire for knowledge 
and understanding, that we may perceive and compre- 
hend all its inculcations, and be enabled to learn and 
teach, to observe and practise them in devoted love. 
O ! illumine our eyes with thy Torah ! Cause us to 
love thy precepts, and let us so act in the love and fear 
of thy Name, that we may never be put to shame for 
our deeds. Unwavering is our trust in thy holy Name, 
that thou wilt gladden us through thy salvation. For 
thou, O God ! seekest the salvation of all mankind, and 
hast selected us from all nations and tongues to per- 
form thy service, by proclaiming thy unity in truth and 
love. Blessed be thou, O Lord, who hast chosen thy 
^ people Israel for a mission of love. Amen! 



i ny^^n c^niS nnna' nSsn 174 1 

y D n N ' 1 p 11. 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then Choir and Congregation 
repeat while standing.) 

T V T 

•■ "^^X ^V^*? liioSa ni33 una 

(The Cong, take their seats , the Rabbi recites the following.) 

Di^rj Tj^ivp pJK n^ljt n^iXn cwni^ni ;T]iNp 
:]n'5? £33 i?'>3"!i ^j'^.nS on^iri J^^ayS);. 

ni.vp n^'^t 'nivP"'^*^ li^p^'fi ^/oc'-dn n^m 

D?'rt':'^< r^?* 

ddS nptt^n :fij;3B') ^p^^-'^?'? T)^3 3^J[?. 
-nt< "ivp a33 mm :anS Dn''innB''m 

^1^=^ ^-a^ 



t 175 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 



11. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then the Choir and Congrega- 
tion repeat it while standing.) 

Hear, Israel ! The Lord is our God ; the 
Lord is One! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for evermore. 

(The Congregation take their seats, and the Rabbi recites the foU 
lowing scriptural passages :) 

(Deut. vi. 4-9, xi. 13-21 ; Numb. xv. 37-41.) 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words, which I command thee this day, 
shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy 
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy 
house, and upon thy gates. 

And it shall come to pass, that if ye will hearken 
diligently unto my commandments which I command 
you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve 
him with all your heart and all your soul, then will 
I send rain for your land in its due season, the first rain 
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, 
thy wine, and thy oil. And I will give grass in thy 
field for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 
Take heed of yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, 
and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship 
them. For then the Lord's wrath will be kindled 



I n:trn c^NnS nnntr nS«jn 



T : V I •• • T T -: T : t t v : • : *!- t - 

an?n?i :^pip?i ^'J.p ^^i7^^ ^f?'?? 

nnnn nv'V o^'? ^7^^ ^1^^) 

HMi :nS3n S'nis fiJDn nv^V"':';^ i^r^JI Dn'i'i'? 

T T : V I • : • : »T T - • • ^ 

D3»rj; nrrN"! nnvS* mnn ih] oria Dr)V]:) 
□3S ni»nS onvp Y"}^^? 'rix]fin i;f>;i 




Service for the Morning of the New Year. 




against you, and he will shut up the heavens, that 
there be no rain, and the land will not yield her fruit, 
and ye shall perish quickly from off the goodly land 
which the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up 
these my words in your heart and in your soul, and 
bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts 
of thy house, and upon thy gates. That your days 
may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in 
the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to 
give them, as the days of heaven over the earth. 

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, Speak 
unto the children of Israel, and bid them to make 
themselves fringes in the .borders of their garments, 
throughout their generations, and that they put upon 
the fringes of the borders a thread of blue. And it 
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon 
it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, 
and do them ; and that ye seek not after the inclina- 
tions of your own heart and the delight of your 
eyes, in pursuit of which ye have been led astray. 
That ye may remember, and do all my command- 
ments, and be holy unto your God. I am the Lord 
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 



I The Lord your God is ever true and faithful ! 



Choir, 




.wn jj'N-iS nnntt' nSsn nsjl 
ntn "i^-in .Dp_i pDJi D'V!1 r-i^^f i«. 

unSiVj pn^ao -rtJ^'ioi ^^7,9 i^I? p^?^ 
.ri;rpj3 f]iD-Q!> .ijnns) annj;^ n»3pi .iJ^rlS^f 
:n3nnS i^inn mnrn onn^i 

7 IT T V : T . |- v:v • • • 

.□♦Nil S^stt'o .Nnui Snj .Ntj'ji D-i .Dpi 

... . . _ ^ . y T • : T t| -: - 

T \ : T : T - T : • : t • r ] : t . 

Choir and Congregation, 

Njnu tr'ipa nboD ^tD np!Dp-*p 

T V I I - T : V T f T • t: • t f I t 

jNiSi? ntr'^ r-iSnn | 



179 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 



12. True, firm, unshaken, and stable is this word 
unto us for ever and ever! yea, a truth unchangeable, 
a statute unalterable ! 

The past lays before us the truth, and makes us con- 
fident that what thou hast been to our fathers, thou 
wilt be to us, even a guide, protector, and redeemer, 
the Rock of our salvation, our Savior and Deliverer. 
From old such is thy name, and there is no almighty 
power save thine. 

It is a truth that thou art the first and the last, 
and without thee we have neither King, Redeemer, 
nor Savior. Thou didst give evidence of this in redeem- 
ing us from Egypt, and bringing us out of the house 
of bondage ; and wonderful was thy salvation at the 
Red Sea, when thou didst lead thy chosen ones safely 
through its foaming billows. 

The hearts of our ancestors were filled with emo- 
tions of gratitude for all this, and gave forth songs 
and chants, benedictions and thanksgivings unto thee. 
Fountain of life. Ever-existing God ! They witnessed 
thy lofty and sublime acts, thy great and awe-inspiring 
deeds ! They beheld that thou didst overthrow the 
haughty and raise up the lowly, that thou didst free 
the enslaved and redeem the depressed, O Helper 
of the needy and Hearer of the supplications of thy 
people whenever their petitions come before thee. 

Therefore did they utter praises to the God on 
High, blessed be he, yea, ever blessed. Even Moses 
and the children of Israel, in accents of joy, chanted 
the song of praise in unison, shouting : 
Choir and Congregation, 

Who among the mighty is like unto thee, O 
Lord ! Who is like unto thee, glorified in 
holiness, fearful in praised deeds, performing 



njcn rNiS nnn-c* rh^n iso 




n^7^:i ^'?7i d'Sixj in37 ny*"in rnv 

: T : |- s • i T T -1- 

Choir and Congi'egation. 

•• T : • - T T- T - 



r :i n :> n a i»- 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

.. ,, ,.. .. ,. ,.. ,, ^ - I - 

Choir. 

: D'^n D'nSx . D'^nrr -tap? i^2ri."?1 
tonn^N fjp 'I 7\m T|n3 .p.pi nn;^ t]"?;? 
nnwV o^np n^np ♦in?* cdSi:;'? ni3J nnx n. 

TjpiD D'an D'onip D^np n*.np ipn? D'^n Sd^dp 
injiDK Dppi oniDX "i^ripi D'Sin Nsini d^Sdij 



1 181 Service for the Morning of the New Year. t 



Yea, the redeemed ones chanted a new song at the 
seashore when recognizing thy providence, and in 
united chorus did they acknowledge thy sovereignty, 
exclaiming : 

Ckoir and Congregation. 
The Lord will reign for ever and ever ! 
And thus it is recorded in the Holy Scriptures, 
Our Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is his name, the 
Holy One of Israel.'* Blessed be thou, O Lord, the 
Redeemer of Israel 



13. THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice. 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

Choir and Congregation, 
Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal ! who 
delightest in dispensing the blessings of life. Write 
us in the book of life, in order that we may proclaim 
thy mercy, O God of life. 

O Heavenly King! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. 

II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
i sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth ^ 



n^trn L*%NcnS nnn:r rh^^n 182 1 



nprv^i n? rnf x-ipi '^^^'?J X^^l 

Choir and Congregation, 

D^n:720? Pi?! '^''^.''5 tVS^ Slp3 TX i?ea(^. 

Choir and Congregation, 

S;; t:^"lp.rini S'^jnn 1^3 tziSij^n ^3 Sj; ^iSnn ^n-) 

I : : - T jv ; • |-^-: • t: -| ■ : t : : •• -1;- 

^^173 n^OXn 1313 

' I . \ • • • : T T T T - 

Choir and Congregation, 

?]n3u:^i -^^^'^p^ 'l^^^'^p D'r^^'^ ^^jP.'?^ ^"^^l ^'^'^X -^^a^^- 
.•nr^s tj^npi Snj ii'^o Sx ^3 .iri aSi;;S ir^^in' k'S o^s-d ^rnSx 

TiT It; t * .|v •• • vT T : t I ' | - v: 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

%,So:#Agc • " 



i 



183 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 

thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty acts ? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who , whether dispen- 
sing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth ? 

Choir, 

Yea, who is like unto thee, merciful Father, who in 
mercy rememberest thy creatures to life ? 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 



III. We, on earth, will sanctify thy Name as it is sanctified in the 
heavens above, accomplishing the words of the divine seer, and pro- 
claiming one to the other : 

Choir and Congregation, 

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole 
earth is full of his glory. 

Reader. Yea, in echoes loud and mighty does thy praise resound 
throughout thy vast kingdom, where the messengers of thy grace and 
grandeur herald thy majesty and proclaim thee blessed. 

Choir and Congregation. 
Blessed be the Majesty of the Lord in every place 
where it is manifested. 

Reader. Let the refulgence of thy Majesty appear unto all who seek 
thy glory and place implicit trust in thee, and O ! approximate the 
period when thou wilt be every where extolled from generation to 
generation, unto all eternity. Grant that we may behold this era, when 
thy kingdom will be so happily established, even as written by the sweet 
Psalmist of Israel : 

Choir and Congregation. 
The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O 
Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah 1 

Reader. From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. 

(The Congregation are seated.) 





merr tJ*N"iS nnnc' nSan i84 

pDh'^^rit^ . ^^♦n'^.x iJJf 1^^* 10? . cht;? 33*75 ^^i'^O 
Sj; Nnu ?]P£:'i .?]rpo nnn^i .^iT^rj^ '^]>.p)' 

T |T T V - T 

njj-jni '^'i<yb n'pnn niDD \n p?i 

.inSj^: QH^'n .inptf.n INT n^pnv) •^yi^"''? 

: n;iSS,T -ill i-1'7 p*v d^i;^'? l] 

tr'Tpj tj^'liprr hail) t3«Dtys3 ni^^3^^ najn. D^nss 

-j; ' It- • t : I ' ' " t . t: . t 

n*r)i .ijniN* jidhk .o^ayn-S^p unnn? nnx iv. 

(Dv-nx; nin n3?yn) Dl»T\N IJ'pV^f l^i'p'i^ril 

}<npip cnanxa) ni^n;! : qi"'^" . rr.'rt fn^rn 



1 185 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 



Grant therefore, O Lord our God ! that thy reverence 
may pervade all thy works, and thy fear be spread 
over all thou hast created ; that all mankind may bow 
before thee in awe and humility, and unite with one 
accord, as a sacred brotherhood, to perform thy will 
in spreading brotherly feeling over all the earth. 
Verily do we know and acknowledge, O Lord our 
God, that thou art the Supreme Ruler of the universe; 
that thy power, thy might and thy excellence are 
evidenced in everything thou hast created. 

Grant also, that thy people Israel may everywhere 
meet with the appreciation due to their noble mission 
of spreading light and truth, to which they have faith- 
fully clung even in times of suffering and danger. 
Grant that the hopes of universal freedom and right, 
which their unwavering belief in thee inspires, may be 
everywhere realized. Then shall all the noble-minded 
rejoice in the triumph of truth, for wickedness shall be 
silenced in shame, and hostility among men shall pass 
away like vapor, when thou shalt banish all manner of 
strife and tyranny from the face of the earth. 

To thee alone shall all thy creatures then pay homage 
and ascribe sovereignty, realizing the words of the 
Royal Psalmist, The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever; even thy God, O Zion! for all generations. 
Hallelujah !" 

Thou art holy, and thy name is awe-inspiring, for 
there is no God save thee ; and thus we read : " Exalted 
is the Lord of Hosts in judgment, and God, the Holy 
One, is sanctified because of the righteousness of his 
government." Praised be thou, O Lord! the Holy 
Ruler of the universe. 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
but also consecrate ourselves to thy service. 



rtht^rt t'nih nnntr nSsn ^86 i 

* . . . • t; V -:- | - -: •• •• •.; 

pi^n .^rpin^ 

T T ; I' I ; T T : |-" v; t: V : t v - 

Din .tiD^oDii nj^vj-*; ^3151 in iJ|:*P*'ini 

'jj^ ^3 .irpT n'S^ '3 .ijwm irSr Dnn .ij^m 

:™n Qinii pin rj^i? 

S^i^^s-Ss ^-nn .^ip?:^ Snn ^ntfV-Ss hit ."^x f"'^*-"' 
n^Dj^'i .inTr nriiV ^3 nVi'-Ss p^i .inSyiDnnK 

; : - : T - • T T ) • T : : r - 

.TiS^ SiXntr* ♦riSx n^::'J 

I viv • t: • •• v: t: - : r ■, : :■ -. 

T |r T - ; - 

K'np.^ pnN'n-Ss S>: i4;3 nns* tjna .nj;S 



^187 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 

^ . . ^ 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us (this Sabbath day and) this Day of Memorial, 
a day of (remembering the) sounding the cornet, (in 
love), — a holy convocation, reminding us of our mission 
from our going out from Egypt. 

O ! our God, and the God of our fathers ! we beseech 
thee to permit our memorial and the memorial of our 
ancestors, and of all thy people Israel, to ascend and 
come before thee, so that we may obtain grace, favor 
and mercy, life and peace on this Day of Memorial. 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy holy word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and compassion, 
so mayest thou save and compassionate us, whose eyes 
are ever directed to thee, our heavenly King, who 
rulest all mankind in mercy and love. 

We further beseech thee, our God, and the God of 
our fathers, to cause the majesty of thy glorious king- 
dom to spread over the whole universe. Let truth and 
justice triumphantly shine forth among all mankind, 
so that every creature may know thee as its Creator, 
and every human being recognize in thee its great 
Author. Then will all things in which is the breath 
of life, be eager to exclaim: *'The everlasting, the 
God whom Israel proclaimeth, is King, and his power 
and might pervade the whole universe." 

O our God, and the God of our fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy command- 
ments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, and grant 
us joy through thy salvation. (Permit us to enjoy thy 
holy Sabbath in full love for thy Holy Name.) Purify our 
hearts, that we may serve thee in truth ; for thou, O God, 
art the embodiment of truth, thy word is truth and never 
failing. Blessed be thou, O Lord, sovereign of the uni- 
verse, who hast appointed (the Sabbath), Israel, and the 
I Day of Memorial for the sanctification of thy Name. 



I wrt tTNiS nnntr nSan iss | 

v: t; t - t |t tp-: 

.••-:-! I IV - T • - • |tt: t : | v I t •.■'[•.• 

tr\h irip oSiyo .^I'^.DD 'isn-ixS ^? 

^ ''^P'"?? ^'^^^ ^'-^^ ^'^^^^ 

:iiDn 'I riiipx tjna .nSp i^njn::^' Skh 



189 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 

V. O Lord our God, bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel. Accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone we offer 
reverence and adoration. Amen 1 

VI. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, nooil, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail ; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
and trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives. 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy 
covenant. 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnly pronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : The Lord 



wrt t^'^<'^S nnn*^ rht^n 



l\ r\:?'\y ^^np Dj^ J■-ln^< 

\ ''r • -: v | v t I t t : t t 

ij'?^ .nsySi^-^tr'-Ss'rp 

: T V : |T |- T |- -;t ]\.-^- •• t : • t : 

D»*n mm ^yrha " ijS nni ^♦ja niK^ '3 .rv;iQ 

I- v: t: it t |- t ) |vt : • ) |vt 

nnsji iDrj mdid noinai ohm nD-\3 D'*n isp? 

••T*: -T" T TT.- t: tt: •! • 



(The following sentences are each said by the Reader and repeat- 
ed by the Congregation. On the Sabbath they are omitted. ) 

'.rviih i:NDn i^sSd 

I |VT : |T T I • : - Ft 

T |T T V I V IV |T P •• |- . I T 

\r]D^ fj/p"? uaj? HB';^^ lip'??? 
.:n3iD rrjtt^" irSjj c^'in irp.x 
I : irjstiSnfi h^b noSf HKian nS;;n ijpSo i 




191 Service for the Morning of the New Year. 

bless and preserve thee ! The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ! The Lord 
lift up his countenance unto thee, and give thee peace!" 

VII. We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

And especially on these solemn days of penitence 
do we pray thee to remember and inscribe us, and all 
the people of the house of Israel, in the book of life, 
blessing, peace, and prosperity. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, the never-failing fount of 
peace. Amen! 



(The following sentences are each said by the Reader and repeated 
by the Congregation. On the Sabbath they are omitted.) 

14. Our Father and King ! We have sinned before 



Our Father and King! We pay allegiance to none but 



Our Father and King ! Grant us favor for the sake of 



Our Father and King ! Send unto us a happy New Year. 
Our Father and King ! Remove far from us all diseases 



thee. 



thee. 



thy name. 



and afflictions. 



n^tiTr j^'N-iS nnn^ nSsn 



i^'i^h |i-i;ir3 i^n^r iJpV=> 'i^*?^ 
:doid D^*rr -i&D3 ijDns i^dSo ir^K 

tm\ *^5p5 iJpri? ^3'?? iJ*p?< 
jiiS^nai nn*Sp 1502 ijpm up'pp 
i niritr'i nW>*j n5D3 ijans ijdSd 
nrSy nm^ Din i^Sip ijdS^ 
nj^fDtOT irSSiiT Sisn usSd 

:?]7.^nt S;^. D»jnn ijrpS nb';; ij^k 
-S;; a»?3i c^'isn fj^.p'? ntrj;^ upSo ij^px 

N"3i5ni bnjn j;^.pS nirj;^ iJp'pD ij^n* 




Service for the Morning of the New Year. 



Our Father and King 

Our Father and King 
Our Father and King 

Our Father and King 

Our Father and King 

Our Father and King 

Our Father and King 

Our Father and King 

Our Father and King 

Our Father and King 

Onr Father and King 



Our Father and King ! 



Our Father and King ! 



Our Father and King ! 



Strengthen us in our resolution 
of sincerely returning unto thee. 
Pardon and forgive all our sins. 
Vouchsafe unto us a memorial 
of blessing before thee. 
Inscribe us in the record of 
a happy and peaceful life. 
Grant us an ample supply of sus- 
tenance during the present year. 
May our lives be marked with 
merits. 

May we obtain full pardon and 
forgiveness from thee. 
Grant us redemption and sal- 
vation. 

Listen to our supplications and 
have compassion on us. 
Spare us, our children, and our 
little ones. 

Remember unto us the virtues 
of those who suffered death in 
declaring the unity of thy name. 
Remember unto us the virtues 
of those who went through fire 
and through water for the sanc- 
tification of thy name. 
Deal with us mercifully for the 
sake of thy great and sublime 
Name, which it is our mission 
to make known. 
Be gracious unto us and answer 
us, for we rely not on our own 
merits, but on thy mercy and 
goodness alone. O save us ! 



The Reading of the Torah for the New Year. 



THE READIl^G OF THE TOEAH 

FOR 

THE NEW YEAR, 



THE TAKING OUT OF THE TORAH. 

(Before the Ark is opened, the Choir and Congregation say ;) 

None is like thee among ... ^.^L^^ •^^m.*^ 

all powers, O Lord, and ^ t J i t i . 

nothing like thy works. 

Thy kingdom is a kingdom '* ' " ' " " * 

of all ages, and thy rule /V" /3 niD^^ 

exists in every generation. ♦ » 

The Lord reigns; the nipn-VD^ 
Lord did reign; the Lord „ ^L^ „ ^L^ „ 

will reign for ever and r I tt t; I vf? t: 

ever. The Lord will give ^^^L, „ , qL,^L, 
strength unto his people,' *• ^= .t t ; 

the Lord will bless his ♦ □'jS^'^ laiTTll* V 
people with peace. 

(The Ark is opened, and the Reader says :) 

Arise, O Lord! let thy,?^^D*K ™^|^ 

enemies be scattered and 
thy haters flee before thee. • 

For from Zion comes forth ^y^*^ ^ miH NV^l ^? 
the law, and the word of * ^ 
the Lord from Jerusalem. :p7a^'n^P V! } 



195 The Reading of the Torah for the New Year. 



Reader. 

OLord! O Lord! thcp^j^^ y^^^, 
immutable, eternal Bemg, - t : t t 

the Omnipotent God, mer-^igf^ Q^gj^ TinKpim 
ciful and gracious, long - J'' * 
suffering and abundant inD^57$?7 "'^IT '^^^J 
beneficence and truth, ^ ' * y 
keeping mercy even unto rr?*C)fT| W^X PJJ Wi^ 
the thousandth generation, * ^ 

forgiving iniquity, trans- ''F**: 
gression and sin ! 

(The Congregation say the following in silent prayer.) 

Almighty God! Sovereign of the universe! Be 
pleased to accord us the fulfilment of our wishes, long- 
ings and desires. Above all do we beseech thee, to 
forgive our sins and those of our household, to vouch- 
safe unto us in love and mercy a full reconciliation 
unto thee. O cleanse and purify us from all manner of 
iniquity, remember us for salvation, and bless us with 
a long and happy life, full of peace and rest. 

Cause thy countenance to shine upon us, and sustain 
us from thy beneficent hand, so that the bread we eat, 
and the raiment we put on, may be granted to us in 
abundance, and be enjoyed by us in dignity and honor, 
every day of our lives. Freed from worldly anxiety, 
may we be enabled to follow thee and thy holy law 
with serenity of mind and heart. Send us healing and 
recovery from all pain and anguish ; bless the work of 
our hands with prosperity, and save us from reverses 
and afflictions. Promote the welfare of our country, 
send happiness to her rulers and inhabitants, and satisfy 
us all with thy bounteous care. 

Let my prayer come before thee at an acceptable 
hour. Answer me, O God ! in thy infinite goodness, and 
vouchsafe unto me thy abundant salvation. Amen ! 




1 The Reading of the Torah for the New Year. 196 



(The Rabbi befoje the Ark.) 

Be praised, O Lord of the universe, for the priceless 
treasure of thy law which thou hast given us. We 
stand here before the open ark of thy Covenant, as 
humble and faithful worshipers at its sacred shrine. 
We bow before thee and thy law which is a reflection 
of thy holy spirit, and pay homage only to thee, for 
we put not our trust in man, nor rely on any being to 
whom divinity is ascribed, yea, but in thee alone, 
gracious Father, do w^e place our hopes. We know, 
O God, that thou art truth — that thy law is truth, thy 
prophets are proclaimers of truth, and that thy every 
action is founded on love and truth. 

Be pleased, O Eternal, to open our hearts to receive 
thy sacred word, that we may understand its blissful 
ideas, and with love perform its injunctions. And as we, 
on this holy Day of Memorial, send up to thee our 
prayers from the depth of our hearts, O hearken unto 
us, and grant us whatever will ennoble our lives, — 
whatever will create and preserve the peace and 
serenity of our souls. Amen ! 



(The Torah is taken out, and the Reader, on elevating it, chants the 
following verses, which are repeated by the Choir and Congregation.) 

Hear,0 Israel, the Lord Jijjtpjl^j^ M Sk'^P^^ ^i^^' 
is our God, the Lord is t; • - : 

one! *^^>^:: 

One is our God, great L-,^-,j irriSsS HHtS 
our Lord, holy is his ^ i ^ • 

name ! : W K^l^l U'ilp^ IJ^^JllX 

{Reader alone.) 

Magnify the Lord with ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ 
me, and let us together ^ -j » • • t- :- 
^ extol his name ! ♦ ^ST- 




197 The Reading of the Torah for the New Year. 

Ckoir and Congregation, 

Thine, O Lord, is the^^^^^^j^^ ,rh^^1^^^ rh 

greatness and the power, ^ • " • t - t.- ) : 
the victory, glory and ma-*nlnni ♦rUf^m ♦mXfinm 

Thine, O Lord, is the king- .NJty^mn) .n;5S,p»ri 
dom, and thou art exalted ' , • • L L L 

as Chief over all. J tTNl? 7:)7 

(The Reader having unfolded the Torah, elevates it and says :) 

This is the Torah which ^^'^ nnliirf nNH 

Moses set before the child- L_l,,_-" \,^L . 

ren of Israel, by command '^^m^ 'W? 
of the Lord. ' ^ID 

Choir and Congregation. 

Blessed be he, who in^j^^L, p^.^- 
his holmess hath given the ^ i- t -.- i t 

Torah to his people Israel ! : inC^'lj:?? vJ^^^t 

(The Congregation assume their seats.) 

BENEDICTIONS FOR THE READING 
OF THE TORAH. 

(Before reading.) 

Praise ye the Lord, unto \ TjiDan ^^"HN 0"1!J 
whom all praise belongeth! ^C^l^Il-^^L ^^^l^^ 

Praised be the Lord for *7'^ f^^^ ^^^^^^ 
ever and ever ! rjSp ^Il'jlS?* T^m Tj^^ 

We praise thee, O Lord, ^^^^^^ *i%»MW4 ^U****- 
Ruler of the universe, who p •* \ 

hast chosen us from among 

all nations to give us thy .^^^ ^ nnj< rjn3 ATTsSTS 

law. Blessed be thou, O " ' \ 

Lord, our divine lawgiver. * n*1lJirf ; 



The reading in the Torah for New Year. 198 

(The scriptural portion of the Day is read, and then the fol- 
lowing benediction is said :) 

We praise thee, O Lord Tj*?*? irnS^X \\ HlIX TjinS 
our God ! Ruler of the uni- " '. ^ t. 

verse, for having given us 1^ / iC>,^ "^t^'SS 'CDlWn 

a law of truth, whereby a qI^^j; ,,nT .nOXmlfl 

tree of hfe is planted in our ~ t t • - : 

midst. Blessed be thou, o jn^j pinx rin^ ♦'iJDina 

Lord, our divine lawgiver. * ^- ^ ^ L 



nmnn n^np ^no 
mn^ trri ntrjo nntr-nx npa ninn 

T : T T T T V I - T T 

p DniaxS mil' "^nm n^i ntrxs nnb'S 
: pny^ nntr rriS^-ntr'N iS-iSi:in i^3-D^'-nf< 

I T : • T T T : IT V -: - • • 

T • • V: T : V I ' T T . 

-np. ipNp. r;i,in n^f^p. on-j^x rhii n^N^i Dn■35^? 
inp33 DSiy'i :T^n* "^Pf^ dhCC 



1 199 minn mnp mo' 

y^T. ^'^hji ^'^^^ pnv n-jb' np.^^iii 

T T • T I T- r •• T T : - ; • • V I - 

an-);N h^^'.). "h^jj J v^prb p 'rj^J?* 
jprr'fn^? Sxp^n ^"i"'! nri^'p 

T : T V -• . T T I V V ^.^^ T T V I 

T T T "T T T ; - ; V I - I ■" : t t : - ; 

niiH S;^ on-o^ :pnif» 
yD'y n'p r^'^ti ^Dtir\ -i^>f ?]n,pjf-b^;) -ij/jSrr 

QipDn-SiNi T)*?*! Dpp. nVj^ rp.5*^ 1^5 pnv! 
D?'7-iD'yf'' viijrSj^ :pTO Dipsn 



m= — = 

1 iTTinn n><np "i-td' 200 

TT V I r - I* : v|v I |v|- T t: - 

^ - I" - I V I" - T |v : - :- v|v- v : i ; • t 

tjb^ni nppn-p Q?^n iS^'*.! :i^5tr' n^j? wp? 

T ., |.,,.. - . . - ^ - . -I- .,r.- 

•.•|T- : V !V - T : T V I IV •-: - : • | •• : - 

-p "iJn-biNf I DM^iNf Nnp*i n^jjri Sip-niN{ 

v::f< Dm^N-Sx pnif» "j^k^i mn* dh'^jj'' idV^i 
-rM^y tD^rha nrr^'na nj:N*»i :nS>V ntirr n*xi 

V : * v: T T : - v | - t ^ : v - •— : 

•"■•T • v|T- : ( T : • 

: • | v V I T V T T ; - - : — 

61 



201 nninn nxnp tid 



"-ir- V J : : (-- T V I" - V ■• - j - | v |-- - -I' 

iNDrnjy ^Spoi? ^<1^r^ ni*3 ^nn 
-Di^l nai? ,i^j;n ♦n'b'Ji^-")*^'?* iprrp '"n^^.^i 



.J.. . V I - T T : - T T : - 

; T (~ • V: ••; • • ^: |-t t ^- • t | : 

nnn n^i^S inSj;*i S'Nr?-nx npn onn^N nS'i 

: l'*^;— -i-T V I T t; - |v|— 

:nxn' ni.T ma qim nDf<' nc^'x 




mmrr nxnp -no 202 ^ 

• i ' ^ • ~ !• ''1'* T T T ; — V I V [V • "■; 

D'^" '3 yatt^' 1X5 Ninn Dipab Nip p-Sr. : riRrn 
Qpp. rnn? inn;i»'i iari'y^^' 

nirr otJ'a £D:r-N"ip-i nkSna ^lya 

• - • T : • : J v|v : t t : - t|t- t ^ 

•|T T - I • • •• T t; - V T : I ~ • ~ t): •- 

□♦p^'H '55133 ^J^irri?? n3is^ n3"in"i ^3"!.3n* ']"!3 
nj/t^' tJ''"^'.! £=)*D n^i^^'hv. ntf^'N; Sin3i 

T^'N* 3p;;. pj^n ^'ij S3 r]03 i3n3i'in) iry)< 
13^1 lop-'i virrSx C3nn3N* 3t:n rSp3 nrpw'' 
J I^SJr' nN33 Dnn32^ 3-^^'^\ r3tr' j)N3"*:'}< nn: 



I 203 The Reading of the Torah for the New Year. 
I _ 

BENEDICTIONS FOR THE HAF- 
TARAH. 

We bless thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, who didst select holy prophets, and wast pleased 
to inspire their words in truth and faithfnlness. 

We praise thee, O Lord our God, for having chosen 
thy servant Moses, and through him thy people Israel, 
to perform the divine mission of spreading truth and 
justice. 

(i Samuel, Chap. 2.) 

TJianksgtvmg prayer which Hannah^ the mother of 
the prophet Samuel, said in the Temple at Shiloh, 

My heart rejoices in the Lord, my head is lifted up 
through the Lord ; I can open my mouth in presence 
of my enemies, for I rejoice in thy salvation. There 

(Jeremias, Chap. 31. 15-20.) 

Thus saith the Lord, A voice is heard in Ramah, 
wailing and bitter weeping ; Rachel is weeping for her 
children (she refuses to be comforted) — for her child- 
ren, for they are no more. But thus saith the Lord, 
Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thy eyes from 
tears, for there is a reward for thy work, saith the Lord, 
and they will return from the land of the enemy ; and 
there is a hope for thy future, saith the Lord, and the 
children will return to their own borders. Well have 
I heard Ephraim bemoaning himself, **Thou hast 
chastised me, and I felt chastised, as a calf untamed. 
O, take me back again, and I will come back to thee, 
for thou, O Lord, art my God. For after my turning 
away from thee, I was sorry, and after I was made to 
know my fault, I smote upon my thigh ; I was ashamed, 
yea, I was confounded, for I had to bear the disgrace 
of my youth." — Is Ephraim unto me an endeared son, 
or a child of delight ? For as soon as I §peak of him, 
or even think of him, I am moved toward him in love 
and compassion, saith the Lord. 



The Reading of the Torah for the New Year. 204 

is none holy like the Lord ; even there is none beside 
thee ; there is no rock like our God. Talk ye no longer 
so haughtily, so haughtily ; let no assumption come out 
of your mouth, for God is the Lord of thoughts, and 
by him man's actions are weighed. The bows of the 
mighty are broken, while they that stumbled are girded 
with strength. They that lived in abundance hire 
themselves for bread, while the hungry cease from 
labor. While the barren has borne seven, she that had 
many children is fading away. The Lord killeth, and 
maketh alive, casteth down to perdition, and lifteth up. 
The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, depresseth 
and also exalteth. He raiseth up from the dust the 
poor, from the dunghill lifteth up the needy, setting 
them with nobles, assigning them a throne of glory. 
Yea, the Lord's are the pillars of the earth, upon which 
he has set the world. He guards the steps of his pious 
servants, while the wicked in dark are doomed ; for not 
through strength can man prevail. The Lord — all who 
strive against him will be broken down ; out of the 
heavens the voice of his judgment thunders ; the Lord 
judges the ends of the earth, gives strength to his 
chosen one, and lifts up the horn of his anointed. 

We praise thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, the Rock of all ages, our Refuge in all times, the 
righteous Judge of all generations ! Yea, thou art 
faithful in fulfilling thy word, in performing what thou 
hast promised, in accomplishing all thou hast spoken, 
because thou art the embodiment of truth and justice. 

Faithful art thou, O Lord, and faithful is thy word 
which thou didst impart to us through the mouth of 
thy inspired seers. None of them shall return back fruit- 
less, for thou art a righteous and merciful God. — We 
render thee our thanks, O Lord, not alone for the sacred 
teachings of thy holy prophets, but also for the festive 
days which thou hast sanctified, that we may enlighten ^. 
^ and elevate ourselves, through thy blessed word. Amen! f 



The Sounding of the Shofar. 



THE SOUNDING OF THE SHOFAR. 

The Rabbi, 

O, Lord and Father ! With the Shofar's solemn 
sounds do we pay homage unto thee on this day of the 
New Year, which reminds us of the creation of the uni- 
verse. Thou art our King, our Lawgiver, our Judge. 
Thou hast placed us on this earth, that we should walk 
in truth before thee ; and when here our days end, we 
shall be summoned before thy seat, and be repaid ac- 
cording to our actions on earth.— O, that we could 
appear before thee pure and unsullied ! But we have too 
often gone astray, in following the inclinations of our 
hearts and the delight of our eyes, heedless of the hour 
of judgment. Therefore, O Eternal Father, do we pray 
thee, at this solemn hour, when rendering homage unto 
thee and praising thy Holy Name, grant that the 
sound of the Shofar may penetrate our hearts, and 
exhort us to reflection and penitence, that we may 
record the pious vow of amendment, carefully watching 
over our path in life, and ever mindful of our eternal 
mission observing thee in truth, obeying thy commands, 
and testifying to thy Name among all mankind. Amen ! 

Choir, 

Solemn sounds, O man, awake thee : 

Unto God lift up thy gaze ! 
Ere dark death shall overtake thee. 
Sinner, leave thy sinful ways.*' 

Solemn sounds, this day, remind thee : 

Choose thou life, while here beneath; 
Cast all sinful lust behind thee; 
Virtue is life's crowning wreath/' 

Solemn sounds, O man, exhort thee : 
" To thy ways on earth take heed ; 

None but thine own deeds escort thee 
To God's throne, for thee to plead." 



i 



The Sounding of the Shofar. 206 | 



(Benediction before the Sounding of the Shofar.) 

Blessed be thou, O Lord, ^^,^1,^ „ 
Sovereign oi the universe, i' ■'■ t - ( t 

who hast sanctified us with ^^^''Ip. "Iti'N oSlj/rt ^^7.:^. 
thy commands, in obedi- {^1 ^^^j.^^;-!^ ^^^.^^^^ 
ence to which we will now * " i ^ * * t : • ; 
hearken to the sound of 
the Shofar. 



Blessed be thou, O Lord, ,^,^^1^^ „ ^^^^ 
Sovereign of the universe, ' - t - i t 

who hast preserved us in ^^^ntlf^ O^'iyrt V^^D 

life and health to enjoy this 



festive season. JHTn pP IJj^^^i'l'j 

(The Shofar is sounded.) 

jn;^'pn .n;^m ,an^^ .nrpn 
:nrpn .n^nn on^tj' .nrpn 

jnrpn ♦n;^"nn .onac .nrpn 

* * 

• * 

:n;^^pn .ony^ ,nrpn 
tnrpn .D^D'^ .nrpn 

:n;^'pn .on:itr .nrpn 

* * 

* 

:nrpn .n^^nn ,nrpn 
:nrpri ,n;^nn .nrpn 



207 The Sounding of the Shofar. 

' ~ ThTRabbi. 

Vouchsafe, O Heavenly Father! that the Shofar s 
sounds, with the good resolutions they have aroused in 
our hearts, may be acceptable before the majesty of thy 
throne. Grant us thy mercy, and aid us with thy grace, 
that we may appear pure before thee, realizing the 
words of the sacred bard : Happy the people who 
understand the awakening sounds of the cornet; they 
walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance/' Amen. 

Choir, 

Happy the people who -]jtnn ^I^i^ DJ^fl ntr'}< 
understand the awakening ^ • " • ' 
sounds of the cornet; they 4*».^Lw4 »-4^^.««<.**^ 
walk, O Lord, in the light ♦ pW! "11X3 « 

of thy countenance ! 

REPLACING THE TORAH IN THE 
ARK. 

(The Congregation rise, and the Reader, taking the Torah, says :) 

Let us all praise the -^5 OfV•-m^^ ?I^Sl* 

name of the Lord, for his ^ 

name alone is excellent. ♦ ^j'Tj^'^ "jQjjf ^jljj^J 

Choir and Congregation, " • • • * 

His majesty extends over M-ik*-U«rt <-fS*^ 

earth and heaven. He exalt- * DW? ^^^^ 
eth the horn of his people— ^^^^^ PP j^-).^', 
a praise to all his pious • ^ * * »"* '*•''•* f '••r 
servants, even to the child- 7i^nt?^» ♦^D? ♦VTprT-?^? 
ren of Israel, the people he ^ ^^^UI-i^ s^S-> r\\f 

hath drawn nigh unto him. ♦ a^^^-J ♦ unp. OX 

Hallelujah ! 

(The Torah being returned to the Ark, the Reader says :) 
Return, O Lord, to the %mL,v4 «4 ^mmm^Mi 

many thousands of Israel. ^^^^^ I '^^^^ 

Turn us, O Lord, towards ^> ^JJ^^TT : H'N'ltS^* 

thee, and Ave shall be '*** " " * * 

turned ; renew our days, as : Dl)"33 IJ^D^ tr'^lll nDltT'JI 
thou didst promise of old. * ' * 

(The Ark is closed, and the Congregation take their seats.) 



5fe 



njtt.'n 'Cfaih t]0)D nS^n 208 



ND^j;5 • tripnn Sun* 

':":pr3i .fiD»DV5i pytJ^ nniiDV? .nniri? 

Choir and Congregation. 

Dbj^"? not?'* Njn; |ox 

"TiOT ^'^^Ji?*."! D^lT'l '^>^$'}'y rrgntf^T rjnajn* 

I T • -s - T T T V : T T : : • t t * ; t t : • t I • 

r n n 3 n 3 i«- 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

ni3-in Vnjn .ipr '.iVxi pnv* »ri^x ditidn 

• - T - •• T I " I T : • •• v: T T : - 

C A i r. 

: D'*n a»riSj< ^^3;dS . D*:nrT 1^)05 ipi'ip') 
lonnnN pD nnx tjm w ^^p 



1 209 Additional Service for the New Year. 



ADDITIOML SERYICE 

FOR THE NEW YEAR. 



15. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established over the whole earth, and may 
ye and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of that 
happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen. 

Choir and Congregation, 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say, 
Arnen ! 



16. THE NINEFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise, and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

Choir. 

Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who de- 
lightest in dispensing the blessings of life. Write us 
in the book of life, in order that we may proclaim thy 
I mercy, O God of life. 

to Heavenly King ! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield ! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. 
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f 



rti^rt tj'xnS ^d)d nSan 210 
nm CD'r)f2 n^nD 'jin dSi^tS -113J1 nriN* n. 

rjpiD n'T\ o'Dqn? D^np .T.n^ npn? o^^n Ss^op 
mjiOi^ D.»ppi aniDiNi n^ripi D'Sin nsi-ii d^Ssi: 

:nj;i£r> n'pypi n*npi n^pp 

Choir. 

.CD^prt*ir7i 'p 



Header and Congregation. 
(7 ongreg ation. 

xnu xin '5 .iDVn n^ip) t^pjr) n^n^i 
vSi» ^B^'ni .?)Kp3 npn? pan .^jniDSp x^in ini 

•"tJ^^ itni*) n'pioi fn ^''•'^ '^^'5? '3 r-ioi< .np^^f? 
.nms^'^n "iiatni .n^ipi nsiDi Dnin"i :3niD> 
.13 mx '^s n» onim .ni^mrn nijo nx nnsn^ 

T T T - T : : • - '-'I- V - : • ; 

□♦pjsjSpi . yp^> n|5-! nppn Sipi . rpn: Snj naiB'^i 
.|nn nin npx*) .|irnN> n-jjni S^ni .firfin* 
xS '5 .jn? onp n3V "^i? ■'"ip?'? 
tfino »J53 ^^^a'? p'*?^^! C^Vi)^ Spi * 



I 



1 211 Additional Service for the New Year S 



11. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all the living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 
thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee. Master of mighty acts? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispens- 
ing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth? 

C/wir, 

Yea, who is like thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life ? 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 



Redder and Congregation, 
O ! be pleased to accept the sanctification of thy name, 
which our lips shall utter before thee, our God and King. 

Congregation, 

With awe sublime are our hearts filled on this solemn 
day, whereon we exalt thee as Judge of the universe, 
whose government is lofty, whose abode is love, 
and whose throne is truth. True is it : in thy court 
of judgment thou accusest, and thou defendest; thou 
art the witness, and thou the judge; thou recordest 
and weighest everything, and forgettest nothing. Thine 
omniscience is a book of memorial which reads of itself, 
and into which every human hand has traced its own 
signature. Thy judgment is a heart-quaking trump of 
alarm; yet is it accompanied by the sweet sounds of 
cleniency. Thy majesty maketh even angels tremble ; 
seized with fear and dread, they exclaim : " Verily this 
is the day of judgment, the hosts of heaven are sum- 
. moned to judgment," for even they are not clear in ^ 
i s^gJ^t, tried in judgment. ^ 
— - " — — - 



nijrn m'^h f]D^D nSan 212 1 

Tjinnn) . "rip^ni . n;;9ni nispni "i»5;;ri 

♦a . v^p? 'pi . ivp5 . n^ip; 'pi . rr;n! »p 
.3^3 *a .n*nn'oi ,2"ini'o .:j'N3»pi .CD^aa 

1 T • T • V jV - • T • • I 

'Pi 'WJ^P 'nsJiP? ♦pi .tri^ni'p .Kpv5*Pi 
>*^Jl?!.*P •"i?'iri! 'Pi 'iW: 'p .ti-}D» ♦pi .Dp.a'! ♦p 
jDn»*pi .'ii?''J^!.'Pi 

Header and Choir, 

npisi n'7i)m naiE^m 

I T T : T • : T : 

'^riy^n rT5:^p 

. n^m isn^p lDic''5 ♦a . nprr ma? pijrrn ah 

''jibp;-! TP 3i:r'^^ .iV n^rrin inia DV ^:;'! 
,cn'^' y-iv nriKi .onvi^ ^jin nnx ♦? npx 

T : • I" T - : T : t ... 

.i^yh 1^310) nD;;p niD* D-jx :d-ji 't^^ on ♦d 
I'vn? ."^a^'Jn o'lna Sic'd .lariS. "iii'?^? 

Chair and Congregation, 



213 Additional Service for the New Year. ^ 

ATI who entered the world pass in review before 
thee, as a flock which the shepherd inspects. All are 
subject to thy scrutiny and, thou allottest to each thy 
decree. One lives, the other dies. One reaches his 
term of life, the other is prematurely hurried away. 
This one dies a victim to the fury of the elements, and 
that one falls a prey to the rage of man or brute. He 
perishes from want, and he\s carried off by pestilence. 
This one lives in quiet, undisturbed, and that one is 
tossed about on the waves of trouble. Here ease and 
prosperity, there trials and vicissitudes. Here riches 
and affluence, there poverty and want. Here distinc- 
tion, there detraction. Thus dost thou distribute the 
destinies of man, But > . . 

/ ' ' „ ^ Reader and Choir. ' ' ' • 

Penitence, Prayer and Pious Deeds 

are our advocates before thy throne. 

For as thy name is Love, so is it also thy praise. 
Forbearance and clemency ! — these are thy messengers 
to man. Thou desirest not that the doomed should die, 
but that he should repent and make himself worthy to 
live. Even to the day of his death waitest thou for him : i 
if he returneth, at once dost thou receive him in mercy. 

True is it, thou art the framer of all, and knowest 
their frame, even that they are flesh and blood. What, 
what is man? His origin dust, his end— dust ; and 
while he lives he perils his life for his daily bread. He 
is like an earthen vessel, it must break,— a blade of 
grass, it must wither, — a flower, it • must decay, — a 
shadow, it must vanish, — a cloud, it must break away, — 
a breath of wind, it will melt in air — a mote which 
flieth away,— a dream which is no more^ yX..^, 

Choir and Congregation, ' / 
But thou, God of the universe, art ever the 
SAME — Ever Living, Never changing! 

tcdSii^ 




rr^B^n mih f]D^a nSan 2u 

'ipcr D^ty^npsn . lyip^ ^anb^ n^p 11d3 ^?^np:i Read. III. 

-t: V V V tIt: » iv • : - t- vIj- 

Choir and Congregation, 

pi<n-Sp kSp niK3v trnp^ t:^np^i trnp 

.fni33 Dipa n'K .ntS nr D'Skij? rmwD . dSiv kSd ni33 Bead. 

: I : VT V •-; t-:t ; t •• t : 

Choir and Cmgregation, 

■^pap*;!;? . idct Dnrrsn pn^i •0'?D!!? I?" I'^fp^?? Read. 

. lanipix n3nx3 CD^b^s .Ton of'' 

Choir and Congregation, 

T V T; ^ • v: t: •• t : • - : 

.-firts^ib K^n .^^dSd Kin .^r:^^ t^^n .u^nSx nnx Read. 

Choir and Congregation. ' 
m;ni . ^'•ixn Soa nnx nn .o^^jnx "^'1?? Read. 

TV : T V t; v:' - ~ ' vitt t - 'viv t: 

: 'iB^nj^ n;:!^^ 

Choir and Congregation^ 

: nnS*?:? iij ii^? p^v "^'p^^ aSi;^^ rjSp.^ 

5|nri2^i . J5^"^pnr>?^lp. D'nyj nvjS^ •1^'!'^ "''^^ '^^"'l "^^"^^ 

.nnx trnm SnJ^Sro ^3 .nr^ aSi>S ty^^ ^ran irriSt^ 

T|T It; t 'v|v •• • vt t : r | • I* 

(The Congregation are seated.) 



215 Additional Service for the New Year. 



III. Reader. In solemn chants will we give forth the songs of thy 
glory, and like the Seraphim of the prophetic vision, in unit-ed chorus 
will we sanctify thy holiness, calling one unto the other and saying : 

Ch. ^ Cong, " Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts; 
the whole earth is full of his glory.'* 

Reader. Yea, his majesty, filleth the universe ; in vain then would his 
servants ask, " Where is the seat of his glory ?" All creation sounds the 
response,' " Praised — ' . 

Ch. ^ Con^. " Praised be the Majesty of the Lord, it 
everywhere appeareth.'* 

Reader. Like his majesty, so may his mercy ever appear unto us, and' 
may he bestow grace unto the people, who proclaim the unity of his 
name evening and morning, — -yea, twice daily, with lo^e and devotion 
do they exclaim : "Hear — 

Ch. ^ Cong. " Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the 
Lord is One!'' 

, Reader, The one Eternal Being is our God ! He is our Father ! He 
is our King ! He is our gavior ! He will, in mercy, hearken unto us, 
and evince unto all mankind, that he is indeed our God. 

Ch. &^ Cong. " I am the Lord your God." 

Reader. Mighty and powerful is the Eternal, our God. O ! how 
excellent is his name throughout all the earth ! He shall be known as 
sole King and Ruler by the people, all acknowledging on that day: 
" The Lord is one and his name one.'* 

And thus do we exclaim in the words of the Holy Scriptures : 

Ch. <5r^ Cong, The Lord shall reign for ever and ever, 
even thy God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah." 

Reader. From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. 

I (The Congregation take their seats.) 

^^1°^ - 



■.'mm 



iiy^n trxnS f|D\tD nSfin 216 
fvoStrnc'' . ^yphii ^^^yty iq3 . ddSs ?];i!n 

T |T T V " T 

.viSj^: D'"?"^'n '^nplf^n iN")^ D'p'ivi •^V^'i"'^ 

: n;iSSn -ni i-iS |i»v ^'p':'{< o'pi;^^ I^P- *^'7Px 
H")^?? r^) .Tjotr nnx ti^^np 

It- "t; t:*- t;t: t 

J :^•■np^ rf^^ii \] nrix r]n3 . np-V3 
jrm . iiniJ^ n3^^< . o'srrr-SDD unina nnx i^- 

TfT: |r t:-t ' ^- r t* jt;-; t- 

49 T |T T I r 

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f 217 Additional Service for the New Year. 

f ^ ^ ^ ■ ^ . 

Grant therefore, O Lord our God ! that thy reverence 
may pervade all thy works, and thy fear be spread 
over all thou hast created; that all mankind may bow 
before thee in awe and humility, and unite with one 
accord, as a sacred brotherhood, to perform thy will 
in spreading brotherly feeling over all the earth. 
Verily do we know and acknowledge, O Lord our 
God, that thou art the Supreme Ruler of the universe; 
that thy power, thy might and thy excellence are 
evidenced in everything thou hast created. 

Grant also, that thy people Israel may everywhere 
meet with the appreciation due to their noble mission 
of spreading light and truth, to which they have faith- 
fully clung even in times of suffering and danger. 
Grant that the hopes of universal freedom and right, 
which their unwavering belief in thee inspires, may be 
everywhere realized. Then shall all the noble-minded 
rejoice in the triumph of truth, for wickedness shall be 
silenced in shame, and hostility among men shall pass 
away like vapor, when thou shalt banish all manner of 
strife and tyranny from the face of the earth. 

To thee alone shall all thy creatures then pay homage 
and ascribe sovereignty, realizing the words of the 
Royal Psalmist, The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever; even thy God, O Zion! for all generations. 
Hallelujah!" 

Thou art holy, and thy name is awe-inspiring, for 
there is no God save thee ; and thus we read : Exalted 
is the Lord of Hosts in judgment, and God, the Holy 
One, is sanctified because of the righteousness of his 
government." Praised be thou, O Lord! the Holy 
Ruler of the universe. 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
# but also consecrate ourselves to thy service. 



njtj'n {^'NnS tioix: nSan 218 



(Dr-r>Ki nrn nac?n) Dl'-nX n^HNa "l^'iiSN " uS-rnni 

... T T - . J.. ... ^. j.^ I .. . _ 

tr"tp Nnpp (nanic) nj^nri (p-i^i) .ntn iiisn 



IT 

(On the Sabbath.) 



cnmns HB'^rpSi?? asnpjnk Dvj^nipD W'lp) 

(The Ark is opened, the Congregation rise.) 

n^-)? nrh .h^n [iiJ^tS naB^S irSjr 
Mmiaya ijSijii .mum iJpSn Dtri 

(Reader and Congregation while kneeling down.) 
< While rising.) 

:Nin ^na e^'iipn ooS^rr ^^p 

1-)p» DC^'IDI p,5< ipl»"l DW iT^U Xin:?'' Read. 

:rD»pi")D \:75J5 "it;^ nr3t?'j Sj;^p crpfa 
i?!^;!!,^^'^'^'''"'? •in'p^t D?)N iJ?^P np?< 

•I- T - • T t: • )|v T : v t - - 

(The Ark is closed^ the:€pngregstiott take their seats.) 




219^ Additional Service for the New Year. 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us (this Sabbath day and) this Day of Memorial, 
a day of (remembering the) sounding the cornet, (in 
love), a holy convocation, reminding us of bur mission 
from our going out from Egypt. 

(On the Sabbath.) 

(Grant that those who observe the Sabbath and call it 
a delight, may rejoice in the knowledge of thy benefi- 
cent government. Yea, the people who sanctify the 
seventh day, may find joy and satisfaction from thy fount 
of goodness, and as thou wast pleased to sanctify the 
seventh day, making it the most desirable of all days, 
may its observance confirm our belief in thee, the 
Creator of the universe, the Father of all beings.) 

(The Ark is opened, the Congregation rise.) 

It is a duty incumbent on us to praise the Sovereign 
Lord of the universe, to give honor unto him, who is 
the Creator of heaven and earth, who hath removed us 
from idolatry and superstition, and brought us to the 
knowledge of light and truth, which have become our 
happy portion in his service. 

(Reader and Congregation while kneeling down.) 

We bend the knee, bow down and give homage 

(While rising.) 

TO THE Supreme King, the Most Holy. Blessed 

BE HE. 

.{Reader :\ He hath stretched out the heavens and 
established the earth, and the residence of his glory is 
most exalted, even in the heavens above. He is God, 
and none besides. 

{^Choir and Congregation.) 

He is God, and none besides. 
{Reader.) Yea, it is an eternal truth that he is our King, 
and none besides him ; for thus is it written in the law : 
" Know thou this day, and take to heart, that the 
Eternal is God in the heavens above and on the earth 
beneath, and there is none else." 

(The Ark is closed, the Congregation take their seats.) 

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njjrn mih t^D^t2 rhm 220 1 



^iSpni .^no^pD ^};-r)^ ch:? fepn ^^^f 
.^SiD Snilt' ^rha " .ii3iV3 n?:irj "iti'X 

1 vjv •• T ; • v: t: - : t t : v 

T |T T - : - 

Dp.i, nj?N ?^p3ii .n?iN| p^nSkS nm .n!?^f3 
B'^p.? Hi^C'"'^? ^i^- " T""*^ •"'^-S 



221 Additional Service for the New Year. ^ 

' l^e tlierefore trust speedily to behold . thy triumpK- 
ant glory, O Lord our God, when idolatry will be ex- 
terminated from the earth, and the clouds of doubt 
and error be entirely dispelled. Then will the whole 
universe recognize thy glorious kingdom, all mankind 
will acknowledge and call upon thy Name, and every 
sinner turn in penitence to thee. Yea, all will then 
know and understand, that before thee alone must 
every knee bend, to thee alone must every tongue 
swear fealty, all prostrating themselves and giving 
honor to thy most Holy Name. All will acknowledge 
thy dominion, and thou wilt be their Sovereign Ruler 
for evermore. For thine is the kingdom^ and for ever 
wilt thou reign in glory. ' 

We further beseech thee, our God, and the God of 
our fathers, to cause the majesty of thy glorious king- 
dom to spread over the whole universe. Let truth and 
justice triumphantly shine forth among all mankind, 
so that every creature may know thee as its Creator, 
and every human being recognize in thee its great 
Author. Then will all things in which is the breath 
of life, be eager to exclaim : The everlasting, the 
God whom Israel proclaimeth, is King, and his power 
and might pervade the whole universe." 

O our God, and the God of our fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy com- 
mandments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, 
and grant us joy through thy salvation. (Permit us 
to enjoy thy holy Sabbath in full love for thy Holy 
Name.) Purify our hearts, that we may serve thee in 
truth ; for thou, O God, art the embodiment of truth, 
thy word is truth and never failing. Blessed be thou, 
O Lord, Sovereign of the universe, who hast appointed 
(the Sabbath), Israel, and the Day of Memorial for the 
§ sanctification of thy Name. Amen i \ 



i njtj'n m'h ^o^t2 nSan 222 1 

(The Shophar is sounded.) 

tiiTpr\ .n^^nn .Dn^tr .nrpn 

C h oir. 

.Dnj^. niv'-Ss ipiiji .dSij; nB^:;i5 ")5i? nriK v. 

• - V I ' v: t: I Ivt : ^- | t : t - r]\: - 

-73 "ipsn^ p-)3? ph N»3n '3 .nnnri-73 :]1D ir. 

T • r : • T ^: jT t ..... . : 

t3pJ^!.'n'^{<'? ^'"^ '7??"!^'!'? P'n '3 
.DiWS irw .D'inS irx .npxt 13 nirieD '^i!! 
D7'3rrt'? .nps! 13 nv-)3i -J^StyS irxi .3r.'iS irx 
n3^t *3 ♦•^IlT 01*03 -Tpipj Kb ^p .n^sS"! u'^rh 
rnwj^i .imp3i tJ^^x nc'j;o .n3 ^♦jq'? ■>'»v*rr 
i! '<^^^.P nv*"! vni^i3rTi^'!_DnK ni3tf^'iip .-g; njfvp | 

^p^-— , 



223 

W 



Additional Service for the New Year. 



' (The Shofar is blown.) 

Ckoir. 

To God our strength, exult and sing, — And shout 
aloud to Jacob's King ; — The lute, and harp, and tim- 
brel chime, — -And chant a psalm in notes sublime ! — 
The trumpet's solemn, lofty lay — Announce afar our 
festal day ; — A law, the God of Jacob made, — A statute, 
Israel e'er obeyed. 

V. Thou takest cognizance of all the events of the 
world ; the veil of futurity is rent asunder, and thou 
seest all things as if they were present. Thou art 
omniscient, and what is to man a deep mystery, is from 
the beginning no secret unto thee. Before thy throne, 
nought is forgotten, for nothing escapes thy scrutiny. 
Action and actor are alike known to thee, who rulest 
over the destinies of all generations. From the earliest 
period didst thou endow man with the knowledge of 
his accountability to thee before whom all things are 
revealed, and that thou recordest every act in unfading 
characters. But this day especially brings before our 
minds thy providence even from the beginning of days, 
reminding us through the Shofar's sound, that thou art 
the Creator and Judge of the universe, " for such is the 
statute in Israel, that; judgment belongs to the God of 
Jacob." 

We furthermore recognize on this day, O Lord, that 
it is thou who decreest on countries war or peace, want 
or plenty, and dispensest to thy creatures life or death. 
Who feels not, on a solemn day like this, as if sum- 
moned before thy judgment seat? For before thee 
are man's doings arrayed and their results, his motives 
for every action, yea, his plans and his intentions. 



mcrr trxnS f^Dio nSan 224 1 
.T]3-p^X]n»D-jNf5i .,']n|iv'*! ''^^'^ '^^'^ 

nn5n-n}< i^,5?"i3n .□^piri'! nr,iti^; nipsa i^^.pai 

T T ; - : T .• |- : • v : - V : v |v - v : 

IT : - : • V T T - V |T v)- : t • - - ; | - t 

(The Shophar is sounded.) 

:nrpn .□nac' .nrpn 

Choi r. 

It t I • t : • T . I T . . ~ T 



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225 Additional Service for the New Year. % 

— ^- — — ^ ■ — $ 

d ! happy is the man, who amid all the vicissitudes of 
life forgets thee not. Blessed is he who, amid all 
temptations, yet trusts in thee. For they who take 
counsel from thee will never go astray, and those who 
lean on thee will never stumble nor be put to shame, 
when the deeds of thy creatures come before thee, and, 
thou searchest all their doings. 

We beseech thee, O our God and the God of our 
fathers, to dispense unto us thy blessing, and to visit 
us with salvation and grace. Cause us to realize 
the covenant of mercy which thou didst make with 
Abraham, our ancestor, and the assurance which thou 
didst give him on Mount Moriah ! Let the promises 
be fulfilled on us, And I will remember for their sakes 
the covenant with their ancestors whom I brought 
forth from the land of Egypt, to be their God. I am 
the Lord your God From the days of yore has 
Israel believed in thee the Omniscient, before whose 
throne of Majesty, there is no oblivion. Blessed be 
thou, O Lord, who rememberest and fulfillest thy 
covenant. Amen I 

(The Shofar is blown.) 
ChoiK 

Creation's Day, Judgment's Day !— AH creatures at 
thy throne appear,— Behold, to thee, O Lord, we pray, 
— As children to their father dear, — As servants to 
the Lord they fear. — Lord, are we thy children, O, 
grant us thy love, — Be a father whose heart his 
children move, — And are we but servants, servants 
lowly, — To thy mercy we flee, — Our eyes hang on 
thee, — Till thy light appear — To hush our fear.^ — -O 
k pardon, O pardon. Lord, awful and holy! ""J -'"^'^^ 



^ mtrn trxnS ^D)D n7£3n 226 ^ 

-!in-n?? CDj7*p^"j?i . nnypi rrjin ?]^pi!S irph^ 
Q'p^o^ niS'p? .K'N nisnSp ?]tp'np ninaii .?]Sip 

nni< ^na .rjS npi-i |ns*i nj;n^ prjifpi nsi^r bip 
: D*prT"i5 itDy. n;;n;i Sip 

(The Shopliar is sounded.) 

:nrpn .nynn .nrpn 

Choir. 

j;p.p5 imS^D JiSi^ Dh-) imSSn vn'-iin^a imS^rr 
Sinoi fina iniSSn niiDi h'SJa inASn -isitr" 



227 Additional Service for the New Year. 

VI. By the thrilling sounds of the Shofar are we 
reminded, O Lord, of those sublime, yet mysterious 
events on Sinai's heights, when thou didst reveal thy- 
self to thy holy people. Yea, from the heavens on 
high, didst thou cause them to hear thy voice, and in 
the lustre of gleaming clouds didst thou make thyself 
known to them. The earth quaked and all creatures 
trembled before thee, when from the sacred mount thy 
people received thy laws and statutes. Like the light- 
ning's vivid flash did thy words enter' their hearts, and 
amid the thunder's peal and the shofar's tones, were 
their ears opened to receive the knowledge of thy un- 
searchable existence. 

We, therefore, invoke thee, O Lord, to cause the great 
trumpet of freedom to resound unto all mankind, and 
exalt the standard of thy people Israel to dignity and 
honor. Let thy assurance be fulfilled, even as recorded 
in thy law, written by Moses thy servant : On your 
(Jays of rejoicing, on your festivals and New Moons, 
shall ye blow the cornet at your offerings, and it shall be 
a memorial unto you before your God, I am the Lord , 
your God." For thou, O Lord, knowest the emotions 
of our hearts, arisingfrom the Shofar's solemn tones, and 
thou acceptest the homage we offer up unto thee, who 
art without equal. Blessed be thou, O Lord, who 
] acceptest in mercy the adoration of thy people Israel. 

(The Shofar is blown.) 
Choir. 

Hallelujah ! Praise ye who in his house unite^— Praise 
him in his vast tent of might, — -Praise him for mighty 
wonders shown, — Praise him, for great is he alone. — 
Praise him with trumps of loud acclaim,— With harp 
and lyre pronounce his name ; — Praise him with tim- 
brels, pipes and strings, — With all the tones the organ 
rings.-— Praise him with cymbals in the chime, — With 
cymbals sounding notes sublime ; — Oh, let all breath, 
' near and abroad — Unite to render praise to God. 




rrj2^n m'h t^Dio nSan 228 



n^rrj^t^ on^Dni .bii'i^^, V. nvn vn. 

(•• v: t: t - t |t :|--: 

?]^DJ .T]Snnip?rr ij»piD£f>Sj;"| .?]T-iDniD,t3rr 
■ j^S d'71j^p .?]'"idd isri'^S ^5 

:?]nnp ♦^rSs 0^5112 D'^dS :3in;)i 
mi 's— irij< rjna .nSp ii'i-)rj;i b^<n 

I ♦^ ."iio»x3 ^jB'np D); D'jri3 . vj^ii pn^^ i . 



229 



Additional Service for the New Year. 



VII. O Lord our God, bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel. Accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone we offer 
reverence and adoration. Amen ! 

VIII. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail ; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their jhope 
and trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives. 

, s-:^ , ^ -.-c^jM^'C..:: . 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy 
covenant. 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnlypronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : The Lord 



n^tyn trN-)S fjoio nSan 230 1 
'*'^}JT^ ^'^7^? ■''^^I'l liii 

D*cDi"i nprjj |n npnai nniD DAS'' D^tr ix. 
niN*3 inK3 li'rs 1:10*13 .ns)ySi^tr»-S>Wi 
D»*n nnin ^i'rha » nnj 'iin!! o 

• - - r v: t: (t t r t I |vt : • | |. t 

• T ; -7 1 T T : - T : T T : • - v j" : 

:iiDrnD373 

(Choir and Congregation say : " Amen," and add the following 
sentences.) 

: • .1J^^^^{^^ Di*ri 

.ij[?*ii^ Di*r» 

ipH .n3i:oV i^ip-'l^^ Di*rr 

. ijni;w ;^D^n Di^ri 
• ♦^if!nv pp*3 iJp,!?nn Dl*ri 
rrpn>n .lipi^n^i ij|?31dV .!r]n"ii3j;^i:!3")j7riDi*rt 
v'.snb'^-SoSi 1j^ n^n* .aiSt^'i D»*m D'cn-ii ..13-131 

•• T : • T ; |T V ; • T : * - : • -: - : t t: 



231 Additional Service for the New Year. 

bless and preserve thee ! The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ! The Lord 
lift up his countenance unto thee, and give thee 
peace!" 

IX. We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness maybe spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

And especially on these sblemn days of penitence 
do we pray thee to remember and inscribe us, and all 
the people of the house of Israel, in the book of life, 
blessing, peace, and prosperity, as is written, And ye 
that cleaved unto the Lord, your God, are all alive this 
day." 

(The Choir and Congregation say : "Amen," and add the following 
sentences.) 

This day be pleased with strength to dress us I Amen. 
This day be pleased with joys to bless us ! Amen. 
This day make great thy servants' name ! Amen. 
This day with thy salvation grace us ! Amen. 
This day. Lord, hear our humble claim ! Amen. 
This day in thy great mercy brace us ! Amen. 

This day bring us nearer to thy service, that it may 
be well with us, and render our lives happy, — that 
righteousness and blessing, grace, life and peace may 
attend us and all Israel now and evermore. Praised 
be thou, O Lord, the unfailing fount of peace. 



Additional Service for the New \ 



ear. 



232 



Choir and Congregation. 



There is none like our God ! 
There is none like our Lord ! 
There is none like our King ! 
There is none like our Savior ! 

Who is like our God ? 
Who is like our Lord ? 
Who is like our King ? 
Who is like our Savior ? 



Reader. 16. 

We will give thanks unto our God! .IJ^iI^kS nil J 

We will give thanks unto our Lord ! ♦ lyjjnNS (I'll j 
We will give thanks unto our King ! , l-^^'pS^ 'TllJ 
We will give thanks unto our Savior I XS^V!''^*^'>^ THSI 



Blessed be our God ! 
Blessed be our Lord ! 
Blessed be our King ! 
Blessed be our Savior ! 



Thou art our God ! 
Thou art our Lord ! 
Thou art our King ! 
Thou art our Savior ! 

47 



233 



Additional Service for the New Year. 



17. PRAYERS IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD. 



Reader. 



Every believer in God, 
whose unity it is the mission 
of Israel to proclaim, will 
partake of the everlasting life 
of futurity, as we read in the 
Holy Scriptures : Thy peo- 
ple are all the righteous, and 
will inherit the eternal king- 
dom." Happy, is Jie who 
adheres to the law and per- 
forms the will of his Creator ; 
he will gain a good name 
while living, and will depart 
from earth with a good name. 
Of him it is said: Better 
is the fragrance of a good 
name than the perfume of 
precious oil ; even better is 
the day of death (to him) 
than the day of birth.'* In 
the paths of virtue there is 
life, and in its ways there is 
immortality.. 

Yea, there is a future where 
thy hope will not be cut off ; 
for know that it is in the 
world to come that the righ- 
teous will find their complete 
reward. 



V T - T : • T 

'D n^>< ;p.j>{ iB'n^t 

.Dv'WniP DID DB''5 nD*?^"! 
f^e^P DC'" DID "IPN^ vSij) 

tnSjn DVpn^^n Din did 
D^^rr n,-3iv rfm 



(Mourner^, ^nd those observing the anniversary of a parent's 
death, will rise and say with the Reader in a low voice the Kaddish 
on.the followi;ig page.) 




tim s'iV-iS t]DiD nSfln 234 

Jteader and Mourners. 

Nnrn .f>j3in,p^' trip.nn Sun* is. 
^37 n^^n? nnw'p^ ^♦Spn nniynD 

Congregation. 
Header and Mourners. 

•Yirinti ^^s'-^O*! opnnti "iiNtSiT*! n5jnB''*vr]-i3rit 
n'?:;'? i*«iirr Tjn? Na'-iip^ np^' ^^njpti n'^^^j^i 

I T • — T T T V ; T T ; ; t r • : t t : • t I • 

:|px npxi 

Header and Mourners. 

j|PN npi<) .N;nj<i N^pB'' mp^ ft? 
^ihj; D'^iD D*?nT N^p^'-jp xpS^' NJn* 

1'^^TO J*^'*^ .v^inp3 DiSty* nw 
:|Pi< npx) .Sxn^r^s '^y)>x\ 



* ^ 235 Additional Service for the New Year. 

Reader and Mourners. 

18. Let th^ great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established in the whole earth, and may 
you and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen ! 

Congregation, 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. ^^' i . o .^ . ;; ^ r 

Reader and Mourners. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say^ 
Amen ! 

Reader, 

May the prayer and supplications of the whole 
house of Israel be accepted in the presence of their 
Father in heaven. And say ye, Amen ! , uti^ 

Reader and Mourners, 

O that Israel and all the righteous who have de- 
parted from this world, and all those who bow with 
submission to God's inscrutable will, may enjoy the 
fullness of peace and happiness in the world to come. 
May they obtain mercy and forgiveness from the 
Lord of heaven and earth. And say ye. Amen ! ; 

And may the fullness of heavenly peace and a 
happy life on earth be granted unto us and all Israel, 
And say ye, Amen ! 

May he who causeth peace to reign on high, , cause 
I peace to prevail among us and all Israeli And say ye^ 
^ Amen! ■ ^ — ' - ^ 



"8* 



Additional Service for the New Year. 23G 



CONCLUDING PRAYER. 

It is a duty incumbent on us to praise the Sove- 
reign Lord of the universe, to give honor unto him, 
who is the Creator of heaven and earth, who hath re- 
moved us from idolatry and superstition, and brought 
us to the knowledge of light and truth, which have 
beconie our happy portion in his service. 

(Choir and Congregation rise.) 

We bend the knee, bow down, and give homage 
TO THE Supreme King, the Most Holy. Blessed 
BE He. 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 

He hath stretched out the heavens and established 
the earth, and the residence of his glory is most ex- 
alted, even in the heavens above. He is God, and 
none besides. 

Choir and Congregation, 
He is God, and none besides. 

Yea, it is an eternal truth that he is our King, and 
none besides him ; for thus is it written in the law : 
Know thou this day, and take to heart, that the 
Eternal is God in the heavens above and on the earth 
beneath, and there is none else." 

We therefore trust speedily to behold thy triumph- 
ant glory, O Lord our God, when idolatry will be ex- 
terminated from the earth, and the clouds of doubt 
and error be entirely dispelled. Then will the whole 
universe recognize thy glorious kingdom, all mankind 
will acknowledge and call upon thy Name, and every 
sinner turn in penitence to thee. Yea, all will then 
know and understand, that before thee alone must every 
knee bend, to thee alone must every tongue swear 
fealty, all prostrating themselves and giving honor to 
thy most Holy Name. All will acknowledge thy 
dominion, and thou wilt be their Sovereign Ruler for ^ 



%, 237 Additional Service for the New Year. 4 

evermore. For thine is the kingdom, and for ever 
wilt thou reign in glory, as it is written in thy law, 
" The Lord will reign for ever and ever;" and further- 
more is it written, /'The Everlasting will be King 
over all the earth; on that day will it be acknow- 
ledged that the Lord is One, and his name One." 

Choir and Congregation. 

On that day the Lord Everlasting 
Will be One, and His name One. 



BENEDICTION. 

May the blessing of Divine Providence rest upon 
you all, O congregation. 

" The Lord bless and preserve thee. The Lord cause 
his countenance to shine upon thee, and be gracious 
unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance unto 
thee, and grant thee peace." 

May peace abide within thy walls, prosperity with- 
in thy habitations." 

May the Eternal bless the President of the United 
States and all the constituted authorities, the Governor 
and officers of this State and this city, that through 
them order may be preserved, and right and liberty 
be fostered. 

May the Heavenly Father"^ unto whom we trust- 
fully raise our eyes, cause the new year to be a bless- 
ing unto us and all mankind. May he accept our 
prayers in mercy, and inscribe us in the book of life, 
peace, and prosperity. 

May the Eternal give strength to his people; may 
he bless his people with peace. Amen ! 

Choir and Congregation. 
His people's strength will He increase. 
And bless them evermore with peace! Amen. % 




rrjtrn tJ'xnS nma nSsn 238 




T T! V "^t T •■ : - T IT V T ••: - 

(n"op D'Snn) 

;t7ir?'7 ^rt"vi34i i*ipN* ^rn^i^o 1123 
nis^'P ^ni^*?? MnoS? vn'-na^ d-jnh 



239 Afternoon Service for the New Year. 




1^05 tDt?'^^ .innina uaH' nrio? t^in .iiipin? 
^3^3 .uin nitrrSi .in^-in innnx 

(On the Sabbath, /heading- of the Tor ah ^ for which see pp. 194 to 
207. The Sevenfold Benediction, p. 180, No. 13, I. and II., after 
which Kedushah, p. 240.) 




n:trn d'niS nm^ nSsn 



iniN n'i?^npj2f oSirs ^iptr" ». 

~ T : V V V T| T : } |v • : - - t - t : • 

:npK» Tina onsi^S 

:lDlp3.p 1133 t]1-l3 

riD^S nina ^ip'ip n^n^i 

e^np: ^]n*^ip dw^ rrvp.S ?]S-t^ i^Ji iii iiS 
:e^np-t S^n n.ix tins .rrnx t:^npi nS*3 

It- t t: t - I T T |T I T : T I V V 

(The Benediction is continued on p. 184 to p. 190, after which Abenu 
Malkanu, p. 190, No. 14. — On the Sabbath, the latter is omitted. — Kol 
Yisroel and Kaddish, pp. 233- 234, Nos. 17-18.) _ 




THIRD PART. 



PRAYERS 



FOR THE 



lY of y^TONEMENT. 



CONTENTS OF THE THIRD PART. 

Prayers for the Day of Atonement. 

PACB 

Introductory Prayer • ^ . * • • • • • • 243 

Service for the Eve • • • • • • • • 244 

Morning Service • • • • , • • 292 

Reading of the Torah •«•••••« 368 

Memorial S^viee for the^ Dead , . « . # - • ii • 379 

Additional Service • • • \ » • • • ^ 396 

Afternoon Service •• ••••••• 450 

Closing Service • • • • • ■• • « 4^^ 



i 

,., .^ m'm 



Introductory Prayer. 



How beautiful are thy tents, 
O Jacob, thy dwelling-places,, 
O Israel ! Through thy abun- 
dant goodness and mercy' 
have I entered thy house, 
therefore will I reverently 
worship thee in thy holy 
sanctuary. O Lord ! I love 
thy abiding place, even the 
spot where thy glory dwell- 
eth. Here, then, will I wor- 
ship, bend the knee, and 
lowly bow before the Lord, 
my Maker. 

Choik and Congkegatiok. 

Here we will worship, 

Bend our knees 

And lowly bow 

Before the Lord, our Maker. 

Reader. 

Here will I give forth my 
supplication unto thee , O 
Lord. Render this hour an 
acceptable one, O God, and 
in thy abundant mercy, an- 
swer me and grant me thy 
assistance. Amen. 



(the congregation rise.) 

:]rT5 Tjiprr 3^5 

"tit: V : |- : v • -;- 

Choir and Congregation. 

T ; ; • 

Reader." - 

^;ip!i"315 O'r^^ pin 

(the congregation are seated.) 
«>sfc= > ^ 



D ♦ "1 1 i3 3 n D 1 ♦ S 



(T'2 D'Snn) 

T : ; • T ; t: I jv ; ; • • : 

T |T V — T l| : r ; JT - T 

Dl^e njf'N : nSp ^]iS^n' my . ?]na o^^'v na'x 

i:!^^j3D :nSp ipj;i ♦rlS^Nt nrNxn .'nSsj^ ni^oa'" 
"h^i$^ "111? ^^l^iDrr 'iT?p3 '^l^f^P 



% 245 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

. _ — — . — ^ ■■ — — ■ 



SERYICE 

FOR THE 

EVE OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. 



{Psalm 84.) 

ir How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts ! 
Longing, nay fainting, has my soul been for the courts 
of the Lord ; — now, my heart and my flesh shout to 
God, the living. So has, then, the bird found a house, 
and the sparrow a nest where she laid her young, — 
thine altars, Lord of Hosts, my King and my God ! 
Happy they who dwell in thy house, who continually 
may praise thee ! Selah. Happy the man who has his 
strength in thee, they who find the pathways in their 
hearts ! When passing through the vale of Bacha, they 
render it a well-spring. Lo! the hill of Moreh puts 
blessings on ! Thus they walk from stronghold to 
stronghold, till they appear before God in Zion. O 
Lord, God Zebaoth, hear my prayer; give ear, O God 
of Jacob ! Selah. Behold our shield, O God, and look 
upon thine anointed ! For better is a day in thy courts 
than a thousand others ; I prefer sitting at the thresh- 
old of the house of my God to dwelling in the tents 
of wickedness. For a sun and a shield is the Lord 
God ; grace and honor gives the Lord ; he withholds 
not any good from those who walk in uprightness. 
^ Lord of Hosts ! Happy the man who trusts in thee ! 



Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 246 f 
■ — \ \ 

Choir. 

I. O Day of God! 
Thou com'st, 
And my heart is alarmed, 
My soul is stricken with terror ; 
She remembereth her evil deeds, 
She remembers that her Judge proceeds, 
And trembles. 

She sighs and moans, she cries and groans, 
And repines in anguish. 

Gather faith, my heart depressed, 

Heavenward look, thou shalt be blessed. 

Pardon is the Lord's ; 

Pardon he affords ; 

Thou shalt no more languish. 
Lord, behold. 

Behold my heart's contrition ! 
In care I wait. 
Lord, give ear. 
Give ear to my petition ; 
Hear me supplicate. 
Blot out my sin, efface 
My guilt, and in thy grace 
Open to me thy gate. 

2. Hark ! the Voice of the Lord I 
He speaks 

In still evening's whispers, 

Inviting solemn devotion. 

Brethren, hear his voice, how kind, how mild ! 

Children," calls he, " be ye reconciled 
In friendship !" 

O, lend your ears, and wipe all tears ; 

Soothe each woe and sorrow. 

Brethren, near and nearer move, 

Join your hands, your hearts in love ; ^ 



247 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 



Banish every grudge 

Ere ye meet the Judge ; 

Cleanse your hearts ere morrow* 
Hark, — who weeps ? 
A brother thou hast offended. 
Win back the friend ! 
Hark, — who moans ? 
A brother thy hate has wounded. 
Let hatred end ; 
O love like God above ; 
Forgive, as he forgives ; 
Faithful hands extend ! 

3. Now, Day of God, 
Come down, 

And fill us with gladness, 

And thrill us with comfort from heaven. 

From this eve till eve sinks down again. 

Brethren, cleanse your souls from all that's vain, 

Through prayers. 

Rise up to God, to God on high. 

Rise on wings of praises. 

String your hearts to prayers and songs. 

Turn to God in sacred throngs ! 

Heavenward aspire. 

Join the angels' choir. 

Singing Hallelujahs ! 
Day of God, 

O, lead us back to heaven. 
Be thou our guide ! 
Day of God, 

Come with the calm of even. 
In lustrous pride. 
Till evening come again, 
We shall, released from pain. 
In God's light abide. 



Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 248 
Rabbi. 

Eternal God ! Merciful Father ! We seek thee on 
this holiest of days, to beseech the most precious boon 
with which man can ever be blessed. It is peace, spiritual 
peace, for which our hearts now long. In the strife and 
turmoil of the world we have permitted ourselves to be 
deprived of that rest of the soul which is the reward 
of virtue and innocence ; for alas ! too frequently have 
we forgotten the objects for which thou didst create 
man, and the law which thou hast given as a beacon and 
a guide in life. Worldliness has engaged our thoughts, 
and the vanities of the earth have filled our souls. 

But the New Year, with its days of self-examina- 
tion, has brought our sinfulness in review before us, 
and our conscience has been sorely troubled. Amid 
our retirement from the outer world we have seen the 
enormity of our offences — how frequently we have 
abandoned thy ways, forfeiting our innocence, and 
periling the peace of our hearts. 

Therefore have we thrown off the shackles of world- 
liness this day, and fleeing from all manner of earthly 
agitations, — withdrawing from the toils and struggles 
of life, we have come hither to uplift our souls to thee 
on the wings of sanctifying devotion, and cast ourselves 
before thee, O God of salvation and life. 

Even the sparrow, whose province is the vast air, 
seeks for a habitation ; even the swallow looks out for 
a nest where she may peacefully nestle her young. 
Should we not, then, be weary of constantly wandering 
about in a world where toils and sorrows, struggles 
and dangers surround us ? Should we not, at least 
once in th.? year, long for rest? 

Yea, Eternal Father, we, too, seek after some calm 
and peacc.^ ful recess, where, secluded from the bustle 
and distractions of die world, we may approach thy 
\ holy altar, and under the shadow of thy wing, we may || 



45 



|! 249 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. ! 



find rest and peace in thy blessed presence. We wish 
to abide in thy sanctuary, O Lord, to devote this sacred 
day, from those in the year which thy loving kindness 
and mercy permit us to enjoy, as one entirely conse- 
crated to thy service, even to unveil our most hidden 
thoughts and feelings before thee, and confess, humbly 
and penitently, our short-comings and failings, so that 
our agitated souls may become calm and our sin-en- 
cumbered breasts may find relief through thy redeem- 
ing mercy. 

O ! accept our petitions, and cleanse us from iniquity, 
that we may be clear and pure before thy throne. May 
our hearts feel the conviction that our prayers this 
night have not been fruitless and unavailing, but be 
filled with confidence to approach thee again to-morrow 
and there to supplicate, till the shades of evening 
spread their wings over us, and we receive from thee 
pardon and forgiveness, even as thou didst grant the 
precious boon through Moses to thy people Israel, 
when they were rebellious against thee, their Eternal 
King. In thee, O Father, do we set our hopes. In thee 
have we trusted, O God, at all times, and have relied 
on thy boundless mercy. Amen ! 

Forgiven be the whole Congregation of the 
Children of Israel, and the stranger dwelling in their 
midst. For all the people have inadvertently sinned.'* 

Choir, 

"I WILL PARDON, SAID THE LORD, 
In ACCORDANCE WITH THY WORD." 

Rabbi, 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Sovereign of the 
universe, who hast vouchsafed unto us life and health 
to welcome this most solemn day, on which we shall 
k be cleansed from all our sins before thee. Amen ! 



i DHiD^n Dvh n^-iy nSan 250 

(The Congregation rise.) 
Header. 

; Choir and Congregation,- 
(The Congregation are seated.) 

-f-iiX "i^ppv .D'^prn-riiS t^'Sripi -d^w n.i^'p 
niiSny .nSfS pi dv p5 "fn^Pi .nSj koci dv 

.IJfVoSir^ irSy^ TjlSp: Ton D*p.1 'P? hii 

ij^rtSx p-S:^ ijnij< D^psf pi o»}:3rt nivpi 
np^'Ji .?]'|^n? rr^p: 0/pip?i iJpJpB'a 

.D^pSirS iJjsp Tpn-Sx ^r^^^ii) .nVS dpv nin^ 



f 



Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 



(The Congregation rise.) 

- Reader, ■ . r V.:,. ... 

Praise ye the Lord, unto whom all praise belongeth. 
Choir and Congregation, 
Praised be the Lord, unto whom all praise belong- 
eth, now and for evermore. 

(The Congregation are seated.) 
151. Yea, praises unto thee, our God, Ruler of the 
universe, at whose command the shades of night are 
advancing, and from heaven's dark portals the shin- 
ing stars appear and shed their glorious lustre. Thou 
hast assigned to them a station in the firmament, so 
that they may fulfill thy will, according to laws wise 
and unvaried. Thou biddest darkness vanish before 
light, and causest day and night to return with match- 
less regularity. When the toil of day has passed, 
thou usherest in the calm of evening, that it may 
invite us to praise thee, the Master of the heavenly 
hosts. Praised be thou, O Lord, who causest the 
evening to advance. Amen ! 



3, In like manner as the heavens make known thy 
glory, so is thy infinite love manifested through thy 
people Israel, unto whom thou didst impart the light 
of thy laws and statutes, even when the dark night 
of heathenism covered the earth. Therefore do we 
proclaim thy truth when we lie down and when we 
rise up. Yea, we rejoice in the mission assigned to 
us, by means of tiiy law, to make known thy exist- 
ence and thy unity. It is this which has sustained 
us, and preserved our existence among all nations, 
and day and night will we be mindful thereof. ButO, 
never withhold from us thy love, and unto thee be 
praises, O Lord, who hast in affection chosen Israel 
to be thy people. Amen ! 



DniDDH Qvh iTDnj? rbsin 252 1 



y 1:' n NV' "1 p 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then Choir and Congregation 
repeat while standing.) 

TV T : 

(The Cong, take their seats , the Rabbi recites the following.) 

Di*rr :]1VP "^'0 f^^l^C^ □♦wrrrni 

n^vp *n'iva"W yDjy-Qii n^ni 

-Saa na;rSi oyrha ♦♦■nx nanxS ai'n dodn 

T : : r : ': " t: v t - ; - .• ; 

ddS notion myatyi dSdni nnonaS rniy^ ajrr 

I -n^? "ivi^"! oaa V:'n»^ '"^lOI •^o'? r>r»*inr)^ni ^ 

— ^ 



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Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 



4. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then the Choir and Congrega- 
tion repeat it while standing.) 

Hear, Israel ! The Lord is our God ; the 
Lord is One ! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for evermore. 

(The Congregation take" their seats, and the Rabbi recites the fol- 
lowing scriptural passages :) 

(Deut. vi. 4-9, xi. 13-21 ; Numb. xv. 37-41.) 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words, which I command thee this day, 
shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy 
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy 
house, and upon thy gates. 

And it shall come to pass, that if ye will hearken 
diligently unto my commandments which I command 
you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve 
him with all your heart and all your soul, then will 
I send rain for your land in its due season, the first rain 
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, 
thy wine, and thy oil. And I will give grass in thy 
field for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 
Take heed of yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, 
and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship 
them. For then the Lord's wrath will be kindled 



I Dm33n DvS no-iy nSan 254 1 

T : V I •* • T T -: T ; t t V ; • : • |- t - 

Dn?n3i r^ipippi ^l??^?*! ^|^'23 

•• T V •• - f : ^ - : • v t t -: t v •• 

aiin;i3 'fi^r^j; nv'V cnrh dc'??? rinpiVi 

T T ; V : • : )t t - • • : t ; t ; 

I] niyp"':'3"rij< D>:^i73n Djn'{<")i nvv!^ o?/* 
D5'r:^ npN"! D?33b nnx nijin ih) ona or^'W) 
^m Dr}^\2^B n^rn \:;ph :DnnnN d^in* -i^n 

nvn*?. DnVQ pXD Q^O?^ ♦i^^^]!!i^ l^is 

Choir. 




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253 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

against you, and he will shut up the heavens, that 
th^re be no fain, and the land will not yield her fruit, 
and ye shall perish quickly from off the goodly land 
which the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up 
these my words in your heart and in your soul, and 
bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the Way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts 
of thy house, and upon thy gates. - That your days 
may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in 
the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to 
give them, as the days of heaven over the earth. 

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, Speak 
unto the children of Israel, and bid them to make 
themselves fringes in the borders of their garments, 
throughout their generations, and that they put upon 
the fringes of the borders a thread of blue. And it 
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon 
it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, 
and do them ; and that ye seek not after the inclina- 
tions of your own heart and the delight of your 
eyes, in pursuit of which ye have been led astray. 
That ye may remember, and do all my command- 
ments, and be holy unto your God. I am the Lord 
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 

C A oir. 

The LoM your God is ever true and faithful! 



t: ♦ |- t| - : T T v: v v v: 

D^rr nspp pN-iir nixS^^i •"^p,(7r'?i^"'J^^'''^i"^^ 

-n?< W3 .DH'O? D»fifjioi hniiS .rina? 
|»3 : obir minV DDinp SNntf't 12^! 

jdSd noj<i nan rrnt:j:'3 nn*D' 1:;^ Vxn-r* 

r \ ; T : t - t ; • : t • ) i •• t : • 

Choir and Congregation, 

T V I I - T ; V T J T • t: • •• t t t 

Choir and Congregation, 

iSxncr^ nnx rim 

•• T ; • - T t: t - I T 



"^ori) .'iJi^?3pi7) . rips'' |rp!?i:ji^Vini .r]*J?)Vo |i 



257 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. % 



5. True and unfailing is it unto us, that thou art 
the Lord our God, and that there is none else besides 
thee, while we, the children of Israel, are thy people. 
Thou hast delivered us from many a tyrannical power, 
and hast redeemed us from the hand of oppression. 
Without number are thy wonderful deeds, beyond 
mortal knowledge the miracles thou hast wrought for 
our sake. When hope had fled from our hearts, thou 
didst instill new life within us ; when on the brink of 
destruction, thou didst interpose and save us. Even 
thou didst perform signs and wonders on our behalf, 
both when leading us from Egyptian slavery to ever- 
lasting freedom, and when paving a road through the 
sea, so that thy children might pass. Thus was thy 
marvelous power made known to them ; and in ac- 
knowledging thy majesty, Moses and the children of 
Israel with one accord chanted the anthem of praise: 

C/toir and Congregation. — ^Who among the mighty 

IS LIKE UNTO THEE, O LORD ? WhO IS LIKE UNTO 
THEE, GLORIFIED IN HOLINESS, FEARFUL IN PRAISED 
DEEDS, PERFORMING WONDERS ? 

Thy children beheld thy omnipotence, when the 
foaming billows of the sea were divided for their res- 
cue. This is my God," did they shout; and closing 
their song, they exclaimed : 

Ch, & Cong, — The Lord reigneth forever and ever. 

And thus art thou proclaimed in the words of inspi- 
ration : The Lord is the redeemer of Jacob, his deliv- 
erer from the hand too powerful for him." Praised 
be thou, O Lord, who redeemest Israel. Amen! 



6. O Lord our God ! vouchsafe unto us thy pro- 
tection, that we may lie down this night in peace, and 
awake in the morning to refreshed existence. Spread 
over us thy pavilion of peace, guide us with good || 



DniDDH DvS ny^y nSsn 258 

|- T : • I T T •• T : I t; *t t: v|v : v |v *• \--^t " 

I - • - I - ! . •• • . I - • : - I |V T ; •• : |- -: - •• 

nri Jinro Dt>;:fi^ W'nb ijnj<i; niDir'i . nnx 

T « ■ T : _ • - : |- I-; •• : ,t |t 

l\ nnx rjna nap irj?:; tri-iai .oViy 

(On the Sabbath.) 

Nin n1^< hiiit^' j'DI :d'?ij^ nn? on'm'? 
D^r*?:^ "iHD? Dp»7^^^ nrn Dl^n-'s 



r D tJ' n D n n "y- 

(The Congregation rise for silent prayer.) 

: D'*n □*n7?i . D'^nn n&p? i:i,5r>31 
I :d!i-}5x nnN T]n;i .ppi nri;; t]"?D | 

4°^ 



259 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

counsels, and send us assistance for the sake of thy 
Holy Name. Be thou, at all times, our shield and 
protector from harm, our guardian from danger, our 
savior from all manner of trouble and distress. Keep 
far from us anxiety and sorrow, and shelter us under 
the shadow of thy wings ; for it is in thee only, O God, 
that we put our trust. Guard then our going out and 
our coming in, that we may lead a life of happiness and 
contentment, and be ever surrounded by the blessing of 
peace. Praised be thou, O Lord, who spreadest thy 
paviHon of divine peace over us and all Israel. Amen! 

Exodus xxxi. i6. {On the Sabbath.) 

The children of Israel shall keep the Sabbath, to 
observe it throughout their generations as a perpetual 
covenant. Between me and the children of Israel it 
is a sign for ever, that in six days the Lord created 
heaven and earth, and appointed the seventh day for 
rest and spiritual reflection. 

Leviticus xvi. 30. * 

" For on this day shall he make atonement on your 
behalf to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all 
your sins before the Lord." 

7. THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise for silent prayer.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who de- 
lightest in dispensing the blessings of life. Write us 
in the book of life, in order that we may proclaim thy 
mercy, O God of life. 

O Heavenly King! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield ! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. 




|. onmi DvV n^nny n7£3n 26o| 

nr»»Nt tD'OD n»Do cd'?^;^'? nnN n. 

TjDiD D*3*n t2'nrn'2 D»np n*.no nop^ o^rr h^^op 
"inm^ D*ppi oniDiNf Tinpi uh^n ^Dini d'Sou 

• " " •• - ; t: t - I T • - ; t - I t v : 

CDV-*7p3 CD'^'i-jj^i trnj^ ^m'] B'injT nr»x m- 
I Sj; N-ju ^pK'i nniD^i .^Tx?^i^ '^\>P^ 

T |T T V - T 

— — ■ 



V9-^AA9- ^ ■- ^ — — — — - - - ^- 

T^-'S^ ■ r- — : ■ ■ — r—r-. —- = ■ 

261 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all the living, and thy 
infinite, love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 
thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee. Master of mighty acts? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispens- 
ing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth ? 

Yea, who is like thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life ? 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 

III. Thou art holy, and thy Name is holy, and it is 
a mission of holiness to praise thee daily. Praised be 
thou, O Lord, the Holy God. 

Grant therefore, O Lord our God ! that thy reverence 
may pervade all thy works, and thy fear be spread 
over all thou hast created ; that all mankind may bow 
before thee in awe and humility, and unite with one 
accord, as a sacred brotherhood, to perform thy will 
in spreading brotherly feeling over all the earth. 
Verily do we know and acknowledge, O Lord our 
God, that thou art the Supreme Ruler of the universe; 
that thy power, thy might and thy excellence are 
evidenced in everything thou hast created. 

Grant also, that thy people Israel may everywhere 
meet with the appreciation due to their noble mission 
of spreading light and truth, to which they have faith- 
fully clung even in times of suffering and danger. 
Grant that the hopes of universal freedom and right, 
which their unwavering belief in thee inspires, may be 
everywhere realized. Then shall all the noble-minded 
rejoice in the triumph of truth, for wickedness shall be 



' Dmfl^n DvS n^mr nSan 262 1 

; rriSSri -iii -ii^ fi»v r]»nSj< dSi)^^ ^» rjSp? .^l^^'lp^ 
.^I'Ti^Ssp rriSx pt>t) xni:) nriK tr'nj^ 

n^ni .ijniN n^nx .,o*a;^rr-SD» i:nnrra nnx iv. 

T |- T ; |T T : |- r • t i • ;t ; - : t - 

mn naFp) DVnj^it n3nN3 U^fiSx ^» IjS-fJini 
nCT^SpS) nS^DpV nrrt On^sn (or-nxi nnijaS^^ nu'-jpS 

: Dn':f D m^'i'h -i3r B'ip 

.!r]»i3'7 ^^"W' ^l^jj; . .irpiSN 

Dn53n DV3 diSb'Si D"nS D'pqi'?i ipnS fn'? 
.n3n3S 13 mpDi .n3i[3S 13 irnSx .nrn 
Din .D^!:n-n nricJ'' "'3i3i .D«nS 13 ur^P'ini 
'2 ^3 .iJj;.Tini 1^7^/ onii .i^^m 

:nnj< Dinni piirt rjSp 




263 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

silenced in shame, and hostility among men shall pass 
away like vapor, when thou shalt banish all manner of 
strife and tyranny from the face of the earth. 

To thee alone shall all thy creatures then pay homage 
and ascribe sovereignty, realizing the words of the 
Royal Psalmist, ''The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever; even thy God, O Zion! for all generations. 
Hallelujah !" 

Thou art holy, and thy name is awe-inspiring, for 
there is no God save thee ; and thus we read: Exalted 
is the Lord of Hosts in judgment, and God, the Holy 
One, is sanctified because of the righteousness of his 
government." Praised be thou, O Lord ! the Holy 
Ruler of the universe. 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
but also consecrate ourselves to thy service. 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us (this Sabbath day and) this Day of Atone- 
ment, whereon thou forgivest the sins of thy repenting 
servants, — a holy convocation, reminding us of our 
mission from our going out from Egypt. 

O ! our God, and the God of our fathers ! we beseech 
thee to permit our memorial and the memorial of our 
ancestors, and of all thy people Israel, to ascend and 
come before thee, so that we may obtain grace, favor and 
mercy, life and peace on this Day of Atonement. 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life.. And as thy holy word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and compassion, 
so mayest thou save and compassionate us, whose eyes 
are ever directed to thee, our Heavenly King, who 
^ rulest all mankind in mercy and love. || 




DmiDDH DvS nony nSsn 264 1 



nn,!2 njih ♦d^in .ri'rj; 

I ^. T : V • T • T T T I I V ^" . | V • 

D5p5< "in^'? CD^'bi^ .lo^^tai 

|T : • t: •• : • v •• 

"US'? (■ l^'nppM .^^^np^ 



2^5 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 



our God, and the God of our fathers! Forgive us 
our sins on this day of (Sabbath rest and) Atonement ! 
Blot out our transgresssions and obhterate our guilt 
from before thine all-seeing eye, as it is said, I, even I, 
will blot oyt thy transgressions for mine own sake and 
will not remember thy sins." And furthermore do we 
readr " I will make vanish like a cloud thy transgres- 
sions and like vapor, thy sins ; return unto me, for I have 
redeemed thee/' And again it is recorded : "For on 
this day shall he absolve you to cleanse you ; from all 
your sins before the Lord shall ye be clean." 

O our God and the God of our Fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy command- 
ments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness and 
grant us joy through thy salvation. Permit us to enjoy 
thy holy Sabbath in full love for thy Holy Name.) 
Purify our hearts that we may serve thee in truth, for 
thou wilt forgive Israel, even as thou wast a God of 
mercy and pardon in all generations, and there is no 
atoning power save thine. Praised be thou, O Lord, 
who year after year, on this day, renewest in our hearts 
an abiding confidence in thy attribute of pardon ; O 
Ruler of all the earth, who hast assigned the power of 
sanctification to (the Sabbath,) Israel, thy priestly 
people, and this Day of Atonement. 

V. O Lord, our God ! Bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel ; accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone do we jj 
^ offer reverence and adoration. Amen ! § 



Dm:DDrr dvS n^Dn;^ nSiDn 266 



|- v; t: t - t )t : j--: 

\rf^ li^ip o'piro '^^DD isn-xS ^5 

::!]nn5 D'3it3 d"D^ ^^ri^i 
Ditsn nni< Tjna .rhp ^ipyxi ^^p^J^'^' 

-IHNO 1J'?3 liD^a . SNIt^'-Ss 

T V : |T •.. |- T |- -.T •• T : • T ^- : 

D'-n nTin 1rnS^^ ijS nn: ri»i3 niND *d 

|- v: t: |t t 1- t ) (? r : • | |vt 



267 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

VI. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
and trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives. 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy 
covenant. 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

Vn. We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that w^e may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness maybe spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 



Dms^n DvS nSi:n 268 



• -':|T : • • -:- t |- ''t v v; 

pi:j'' ri*,^^'? -l|)p^^ npi . oiip D^'V ipij< np 

ppi nip-Tp pp nptt'hpp pp .?]*^pS 'njfp's^"^^ 
^ ."ij^pppi 'hn pp .p^np i^pi D^jfp pp ♦n^3;p? 



4:69; Service -for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

And especially on these solemn days of penitence 
do we pray thee to remember and irrscribe us, and atl 
the people of the house of Israel, in the book of hfe^ 
blessing, peace, and prosperity. Praised be - thou, O' 
Lord^ the never-failing fount of peace.. Amen! 



fny God ! permit my petition to come before thee 
in mercy, and hide not thyself from my supplication, 
I approach thee not with a haughty spirit, nor ' an 
obdurate heart, exclaiming before thee, 1 am without^ 
sin and free from guilt. No, Eternal Father, m shame 
and humility do I confess before thee that T have com- . 
rnitted sins, transgressions, and grievous, offences. I . 
have deviated from the path indicated by thy Vise 
command and precepts, and have not heeded tliy bene- 
ficial inculcations. Verily do I acknowledge the 
justice of all thy decrees on me, — that whatsoever thou 
dbest is right and true, while I have grievously trans- 
gressed against thee. 

What shall I say before thee, who dwellest on High, 
or what shall I utter before thee, who art enthroned 
above the spheres? Thou dost, indeed, know every- 
thing, what is secret as well as what is manifest , thou 
knowest the mysteries of eternity, and the most care- 
fully concealed secrets of all living. 

Thou searchest the remotest recesses of our souls, 
and probest all our thoughts and aspirations. There 
is no word that can escape thy cognizance, no deed 
that can be hidden from thy sight. 

1 therefore beseech thee, O Lord my God and the 
God of my fathers, to vouchsafe unto me forgive- 
ness for all my sins, remission for all my offences, 
pardon for all my transgressions which I have com- 

I mitted before thee in thought, word, and deed. — * 

.4 I 




DID nriiX ^5 .'V^DO .'S"ri'2!? 

♦n; .n^S^i '"^d? nrj 

rr?^i .11;^ nddi^ kV^' 'nin^{ NiSNi ♦riS^f 

: D'ri D'Sm DniD» n» 

^* T • T T: T • • ••: 

;]n-jin5 nnp : rt^nn SbS ")|):;| 't^^iJJi .Diin ♦g^'a^ 

DiS:r' niJ'jj! ><in vonp? oiSty' n^>» 

I 



1 



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271 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 




I 



whether by the force of external influences, or my own 
free volition, — whether openly or in secret, — presump- 
tuously or through error. Forgive, remit, and pardon 
them all, O Lord of pardon, who art ever merciful and 
ready to forgive, — full of love and abundant in kind- 
ness unto all who call upon thee in truth. 



O my God! I rely on thy kindness, which encom- 
passed me, ere I could possess any virtues. Thy bene- 
ficent power hath called me into existence, assigning 
unto me this earthly station, whei-e I should strive for 
purity and perfection. But, alas ! how profitless has 
been my whole existence, — as I was, so am I now 
before thee.— My soul is like a precious vessel, yet filled 
with shame and disgrace. O assist me with thy grace 
and mercy, that I may yet regain and preserve purity 
of heart and peace of mind, that my sins may be 
blotted out through thy plenteous love and mercy, and 
not through dire visitations and sufferings. 

O my God ! guard my tongue from evil and my lips 
from uttering deceit. Grant me forbearance unto 
those who deal ill towards me, and a calm and meek 
disposition unto all my fellow-beings. Open my heart 
to receive thy sacred teachings, so that my conduct 
may evidence the fulfillment of thy commandments. 
Frustrate the plans and destroy the devices of all those 
who meditate evil against me, for the sake of thy Holy 
Name. May the words I have uttered and the medi- 
tations of my heart be acceptable before thee, O Lord, 
my Rock and my Redeemer; and mayest thou, who 
causest peace to reign on high, grant peace unto us 
and all Israel. Amen ! 



272 I 



Meader and Choir. 





ijijijhji rh,ri^_^' 














\: \ • I" T • : T : 






J"! T-;- V T-: 


.np-sD uS'j xbn 

|v| • r • t: 






|- T 1 T - V T" : 


.np:po '^^;i< 






,.. .. ... T 



(In responfes between the Reader and Congregation.) 

I T T T T I | V*T T • ; '^-l * 

:n*^'DS mm nin .ixt: nSnj ♦riSx 

1 : |T T r T : : t : i-t - .. t. 



^ 273; Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

Reader mid CJioir, 
8, As evening dims the glowing skies, — Let, Lord, 
our prayers to thee arise ; — When morning sheds his 
rosy hght, — Let our entreaties reach thy hight ; — And 
when the day again grows dim, — Our hearts will sing 
a joyful hymn. 

As evening dims the glowing skies,— Accept, O Lord, 
our prayerful cries ; — When morning sheds his golden 
beams, — Make pass away our sins like dreams ; — And 
when the day sinks down again, — Redeem us, Lord, 
from sin and pain. 

As the last sunbeams disappear, — Let our entreaties 
reach thine ear ; — When morning sheds his glistening 
face, — O, greet us with thy pardoning grace ; — When 
twilight's glow the skies shall gild, — Let, Lord, our 
sighs to gladness yield. 

Lord, in the evening's still retreat, — O, hear our hearts 
in sorrow beat ; — When morning greets anew the earth, 
— O crown our heads with holy mirth, — When night her 
scepter stern shall wield, — O Lord, to our petitions yield. 

As night around sheds holy fear, — O may our plaints 
obtain thine ear, — To morrow by the morning sheen, — 
Spread over us thy mercy's screen ; — When down the 
evening shadows glide,- — O gracious Lord, with us 

abide ! — 

(In responses between Reader and Congregation.) 

O. O, hearer of prayer, to thee all flesh will come. 
Will come and bow down before thee. Lord, and honor 
thy name. 

For great art thou and doing wonders ; thou art God, 
thou alone. 

For great, beyond the heavens, is thy love, and to the 

skies reaches thy truth. 
Lord, my God, thou art very great, with glory and 

majesty art thou clothed. 
Lord, God of hosts, enthroned on Cherubim, thou art , 

God, thou alone. ^ 



•P'PPv T^^? ^I^"? .D^iS?<T]•;^?^-|p;;nD 

I |v :| T : V |v -: t - : t t - • 

: inSpi nnxa'S ^■i?? ^^""^ 

7' : • : "t |-T T- ; 

^|-T •;* T : TT t:|-: 

:m* VI' nr'3'1 .intj'^r Nim D*n iS-ntr'K 

' IT T TT V jv-: \T : T- V -: 

jtr'j^-ib'ja-bs m-ii tr'aa 

npiri .TjSj;! f|i:irii T]S n<pfj';rf 
J ntj^j^^ V: • ^W' ^^7^^ 



275 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

Justice and judgment are the foundation of thy throne, 

Love and truth precede thy countenance. 
How precious is thy love, O God, and the children 
of men who in the shade of thy wings seek shelter, 
Are satisfied from the abundance of thy house, and of 
the river of thy pleasures thou makest them drink. 
For with thee is the spring of life, in thy light we see 
light. 

For thou, O Lord, art good and forgiving, and plen- 
teous in mercy to all that call on thee. 
Who is God like unto thee, forgiving iniquity, and 
passing over transgressions for the sake of the 
remnant of his inheritance? 
He retains not his anger forever, for he delights in 
mercy. 

O, come, let us sing unto the Lord, let us shout unto 

the Rock of our salvation. 
Let us meet his face with thanksgiving, with songs let 

us shout unto him. 
For a great God is the Lord, and a great King over 
all powers. 

As his is the Ocean, and he has made it, and the dry 

land his hands have formed. 
In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the sum- 
mits of mountains are his. 
In his hand is the soul of all living, and the spirit of 
each mortal being. 

{Reader.) 

The soul is thine, and the body is thy creation : O 
have compassion on thy handiwork. The soul is thine, 
and the body is thine : O deal with us according to 
thy name. We come before thee relying on thy name; 
O deal with us according to thy name ; for the sake of 
the glory of thy name ; as the gracious and merciful 
God is thy name. O Lord, for thy name's sake we plead, 
W forgive our sins, though great indeed ! • 

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Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 276 



HYMN. 

Reader. 
Heart, in pleasure's rest. 
Soul, with sins opprest, 
Wake, the Lord proceeds 
Judging thoughts and deeds. 

But the flames of grace 
Light his judgment-place. 
And his herald calls, 
Sinners, hope for pardon. 

Choir and Congregation?^ 
Yea, his herald calls, 
Sinners, hope for pardon. 

Reader, 
Woe, thou worm in dust, 
Prey to wanton lust. 
Woe, if he surveys 
Strictly all thy ways ! 

But on his bright path 
Love precedes his wrath. 
And from heaven down 
Beams the light of pardon. 



Choir and Congregation. 
Yea, from heaven down 
Beams the light of pardon. 



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277 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

Reader. 

Feeble, earth-born son ! 
At the heaven's throne, 
He'll on thee return 
As thy deeds may earn. 

But pray at his gate, 
He's compassionate. 
And, so thou repent. 
He bestov/s his pardon. 

Choir and Congregation, 
Yea, so thou repent. 
He bestows his pardon. 



Reader, 
Israel now appears, 
Contrite and in tears : 
Yet, they trust, they know, 
Mercy wilt thou show. 

As the Law reveals, 
Every bosom feels. 
Every voice exclaims, 
Lord, thine is the pardon. 



Choir and Congregation. 
Yea, we loud exclaim. 
Lord, thine is the pardon. 



I 



(Alternately by the Reader, Choir and Congregation.) 

nj:;i"i nnxi rrnN-i ?|n2j;^i^!st 

: nriNi iijj^ . ijin nnNi ?|ri^"} ij|s{ 

„ ^ ... 1^. _ .. T - : T T 

nan* ^'^W'i xin nnxi 
iDiS ♦c/,-5i C3':p hj; i.^mj^ piV;?^' 



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279 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 




10. Our God and the God of our fathers ! O forsake 
us not. Cast us not off, nor put us to shame. Cease 
not thy covenant with us. Cause us to be drawn nearer 
to the fulfilhnent of thy law ; teach us thy command- 
ments ; show us thy ways ; incline our hearts to fear thy 
name; make our souls to love thee, that we may 
turn unto thee with a true and perfect heart, and be 
worthy to receive, in thy great name, forgiveness and 
pardon for our sins. 

(The following verses are said alternately by the Reader, the Choir 
and the Congregation.) 

For we are thy people, and thou art our God. 

We are thy children, and thou art our Father. 

We are thy servants, and thou art our Master. 

We are thy flock, and thou our Shepherd. 

We are thy vineyard, and thou our Guardian. 

We are thine inheritance, and thou our Portion. 

We are thy confiders, and thou art our Savior. 

We are thy work, and thou art our Maker. 

We are thy possession, and thou our Defence. 

We are thy subjects, and thou art our King. 

We are thy beloved, and thou art our Friend. 

We are thy followers, and thou art our Leader. 

We are full of sin, while thou art full of mercy. 
We and our existence are vanity and emptiness, while 
thou art the ever-living, ever-enduring God. We 
and our days are like a fleeting shadow, but thou art 
unchanging and never-ending. 



We beseech thee, O God, allow our petitions to come 
before thee, and hide not thyself from our supplications, 
for we are not so shameless of face or hardened, as to 
declare in thy presence, O Lord our God, and the God 
of our fathers, We are righteous and free from sin," 
for verily must we acknowledge that we have indeed 
I sinned. 



11. 



CONFESSION OF SINS. 



280 



(^Reader and Choir. — The Congregation rise and repeat each word.) 

.iJ5JfiT» ♦'unpE!^ .u^s''-} i^^ijj ,srr\;^ 
n:iS nitj^ \h\ w^XS ^j^pQ^'api ?l*n'ivao ii")p 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

Great is our guilt. We have betrayed the confidence 
placed in us ; we have trespassed on the rights of others ; 
we have made use of defaming words ; we have per- 
verted what was right ; we have wrongly condemned 
our fellow-men. We have been defiant and violent ; 
we have often devised iniquity ; we have planned evil 
and uttered falsehood; we have scornfully rejected and 
even contemned virtue. We have been rebellious 
against thy voice; we have been refractory, malignant 
and stubborn ; we have acted wickedly ; we have cor- 
rupted and have done abominably. We have not only 
gone astray, but have, alas ! induced others to err. 

Indeed, we have turned aside from thy commands, 
and been heedless of thy good injunctions framed for 
our benefit ; but now, we acknowledge the justice of all 
thy decrees over us, — that what thou doest is right, 
H while we have offended against thee. _ \ \ 



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(The Congregation in silent prayer.) 

My God, assist me in cleansing my soul, for I am 
full of errors. Aid me in purifying my heart, for I have 
agitated it with evil passions and sensual desires. O 
stand by me, that I may take courage, and be enabled 
to atone for all my trespasses, and truly reform from 
past ill deeds. I have sinned against my fellow-men. 
I have failed in duty towards those, whom thou, O 
Lord, hast placed nearest to me in life. 

(I have often failed in my obligations toward my 
wife and my children, — my servants and my kindred.) 

O God ! the peace of my heart is disturbed and de- 
stroyed as I think thereof, and my soul is full of 
trouble and sorrow. 

O merciful Father, look graciously down upon me. 
Behold the pain that fills my heart, the self-abasement 
I experience in standing before thee. And yet my soul 
looks up to thee out of the depths of affliction, and 
longs after thy sweet, consoling comfort. O bountiful 
God ! incline thine ear unto my supplication, and in 
the abundance of thy love and grace heed my silent 
devotion. Cast me not off, nor abandon me amid the 
joys of life, that I may decline no farther from thy 
path, — O forsake me not amid its afflictions, since it is 
thou who hast seen fit to bring them on me. O tear 
not away from my heart's embrace the dear ones, whom 
thou hast allied to me in love and affection. Be thou 
my comforter, when I am sorely stricken ; my sup- 
porter, when I am cast down ; my leader in the paths 
of truth and righteousness. O ! guide me, for thou 
art my God and my help, and in thee do I trust now 
and forevermore. 

Accept with favor the words of my lips, and let the 
meditations of my heart be acceptable before thee, O 
God, my Creator and my Redeemer. Amen. 



I DniiDDH DvS r\':n}^ rh^n 282 1 

piB^" nspi n??i . Diia a?'!* ry^p^ iDiii hd 

|»3i 'iSjs r5 -pif-is p3i d^;n5 .n^;;|?5 p^'' 
nniV3 .ijS-i33 .uS-Shd .uS-hSd .mirSD 

T - • |T V - |T - : It - ; • : 

:i\xip-b3S -jDn-3nvrfVDi 3ID ^liia 

I |V : I T : V |V - : t - : t -: 

(Every verse is said by the Header and then repeated by the Cong.) 

: iJipV^ri Ssf^l ijSip r?^* D'p*#''35?^' li'jj^?? 



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What shall we say before thee, who dwellest on 
High, or what shall we utter before thee, who art 
enthroned above the spheres ? Thou dost, indeed, 
know everything, what is secret as well as what is 
manifest ; thou knowest the mysteries of eternity, and 
the most carefully concealed secrets of all living. 

Thou searchest the remotest recesses of our souls, 
and probest all our thoughts and aspirations. There 
is no word that can escape thy cognizance, no deed 
that can be hidden from thy sight. 

We therefore beseech thee, O Lord our God and the 
God of our fathers, to vouchsafe unto us forgive- 
ness for all our sins, remission for all our offences, 
pardon for all our transgressions which we have com- 
mitted before thee in thought, word, and deed, — 
whether by the force of external influences, or our own 
free volition, — whether openly or in secret, — presump- 
tuously or through error. Forgive, remit and pardon 
them all, O Lord of pardon, who art ever merciful and 
ready to forgive, — full of love and abundant in kind- 
ness unto all who call upon thee in truth. 



(The following sentences are each said by the Reader and repeated 
by the Congregation.) 

12. Our Heavenly God, hear our voice, and accept 
our prayers favorably. 

Our Heavenly God, cause us to hear good tidings 
and have mercy upon us, on this day of salvation. 

Our Heavenly God, manifest the glory of thy king- 
dom unto us speedily. 

Our Heavenly God, remember us with blessings 
as we come before thee. 

Our Heavenly God, have compassion upon us, with 
our children and little ones. 

Our Heavenly God, dispense unto us thy abundant 
blessings. 



DniiDDrr Dvh non;^ nSsn 284 

J- T • ; - T : T T : I •• • r T - V |- v; 

j» .nnvoS nix ijp;! n^yj;^ D'p^'st^ 



Our Heavenly God, grant happiness unto all the 
inhabitants of this our country. 

Our Heavenly God, vouchsafe thy blessings unto 
the rulers of these states. 

Our Heavenly God, send plenty and prosperity to 
all people of thy universe. 

Our Heavenly God, refresh the earth with rain and 
dew in their proper season. 

Our Heavenly God, reward the toil of the husband- 
man with seed and food. 

Our Heavenly God, grant that we may ever be able 
to support the wants of our dear ones. 

Our Heavenly God, give us a token of thy grace, 
for in thee have 'we placed our hopes, O Lord our 
f God, thou who wilt ever answer fervent prayer. 



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i 



13. PRAYERS IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD. 



Reader. 



Every believer in God, 
whose unity it is the mission 
of Israel to proclaim, will 
partake of the everlasting life 
of futurity, as we read in the 
Holy Scriptures : Thy peo- 
ple are all the righteous, and 
will inherit the eternal king- 
dom.'* Happy is he who 
adheres to the law and per- 
forms the will of his Creator ; 
he will gain a good name 
while living, and will depart 
from earth with a good name. 
Of him it is said; ''Better 
is the fragrance of a good 
name than the perfume of 
precious oil ; even better is 
the day of death (to him) 
than the day of birth. ' ' In 
the paths of virtue there is 
life, and in its ways there is 
immortality. 

Yea, there is a future where 
thy hope will not be cut off ; 
for know that it is in the 
world to come that the righ- 
teous will find their complete 
reward. 



V T •• T : • T 

- v: v v T - y ^ I \ V I- 

[PB^p Dtr' 21D npK^ vSij) 
:n|:|3n Di»p n^prr DVpiD 
^■jii »?n npn;^ rfm 

':\T - T • T 

T TV I V 



(Mourners, and those observing the anniversary of a parent's 
death, will rise and say with the Reader, in a low voice, the Kaddish 
on the following page.) 



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DnifiDH DvS n'D"ir rhan 286 1 



Header and Ilourners. 

a-^T'l ii^h^^ 'XT^. E'*ip.r»') SiAn^ is. 
hp-} |iD»Di»5i pynp nniD^D nnij^tD 
:iP^{ npiVi nnp ppi nS^j;?^ Sni^.' n'5 

Congregation. 
Beader and Mourners. 

nV:;.'? NJin rjna wc^'iipi np^" ^^nri^l ri'^i^i-in 

Ir'-;- TTTv; TTtJ;. tt*: tt:« tJ- 

a'lp.. .^J^^tj't ^^'i pnini^^^i |inr)iSy Sapriri Read. 

Header and Mourners. 

T ; • : •• t : t ; •• - : t t J t t : t - 

CDiV '"T^it- .VDinp? DiV^ n^i^ 



287 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 



Reader and Mourners, < 

13, Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established in the whole earth, and may 
you and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen ! 

Congregation, 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Reader and Mourners. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say, 
Amen! 

Reader, 

May the prayer and supplications of the whole 
house of Israel be accepted in the presence of their 
Father in heaven. And say ye. Amen ! 

Reader and Mourners. 

O that Israel and all the righteous who have de- 
parted from this worlds and all those who bow with 
submission to God's inscrutable will, may enjoy the 
fullness of peace and happiness in the world to come. 
May they obtain mercy and forgiveness from the 
Lord of heaven and earth. And say ye, Amen ! 

And may the fullness of heavenly peace and a 
happy life on earth be granted unto us and all Israel. 
And say ye. Amen ! 

May he who causeth peace to reign on high, cause 
peace to prevail among us and all Israel. And say ye. 
Amen ! 



Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 288 

CONCLUDING HYMNS. 
14. While yearning, Lord, for thee, my soul grows 
humble, — 
Who am I, that I dare on thee rely ? 
Thou seest me, when I struggle, when I stumble. 
For naught is hid from thine all-seeing eye 

I pray thee. Lord, with thy compassion grace me, 
Without thy help I'm lonely and dismayed ; 

And with a father's loving arm embrace me, 
Thy staff of comfort is my only aid. 

Guard thou my soul, that sin no more inflame me, 
And that my walk find favor in thy sight. 

Till from this earthly toil thou shalt reclaim me; — 
Then shall I cheerful rise to heaven's hight. 



is. Without beginning, never ending, 

Before thee vanish space and time, 
In vain all human understanding 

Tries to conceive thee, Most Sublime. 
Thy word rules in eternity, 

Thou wast, thou art, wilt ever be. 

Thou wast, ere yet the chaos started, 
When worlds in silent voidness lay ; — 

Thou spak'st, — in peaceful contest parted 
The Lands, the Oceans, Night and Day; 

The skies were arched, a blue-tinged sea. — 
Thou wast, thou art, wilt ever be. § 



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Thy love embraces earth and heaven, 
Thy sun of grace shines everywhere, 

Though all that is again be given 
Back to the chaos, — thou liv'st e*er. 

Thy essence is eternity ; 

Thou wast, thou art, wilt ever be. 



16. The Lord was King, ere his command 
Bade worlds to be, and they did stand. 

When through his word all things came forth, 
Man called him King of heaven and earth. 

The births of time may turn to naught — 
He'll reign sublime whom none has wrought ; 

He was, he is, and he shall be 

Refulgent in his majesty. 

And he is One ; with him compare 
Can none, and none his scepter share. 

He ne'er began, he ne'er shall end ; 

His is the power, — to him bend! 

My God lives e'er, my Savior wakes ; 
He is my Rock, when my soul shakes: 

When I'm in need — my share is he; 

He is my flag, to him I flee. 

Into his hand I will resign, 
Asleep, awake, my soul divine. 

And, with my soul this mould of clay. 

What need I fear with God my stay ? 



Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 200 1 

CONCLUDING PRAYER. 

It is a duty incumbent on us to praise the Sove- 
reign Lord of the universe, to give honor unto him, 
who is the Creator of heaven and earth, who hath re- 
moved us from idolatry and superstition, and brought 
us to the knowledge of light and truth, which have 
become our happy portion in his service. 

(Choir and Gongregation rise.) 

We be^^d the knee, bow down, and give homage 
TO THE Supreme King, the Most Holy. Blessed 
BE He. 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 

He hath stretched out the heavens and established 
the earth, and the residence of his glory is most ex- 
alted, even in the heavens above. He is God, and 
none besides. 

Choir and Congregation, r 
He is God, and none besides. 

. Yea, it is an eternal truth that he is our King,and 
none besides him; for thus is it written in the law: 
Know thou this day, and take to heart, that the 
Eternal is God in the heavens above and on the earth 
beneath, and there is none else." 

We therefore trust speedily to behold thy triumph- 
ant glory, O Lord our God, when idolatry will be ex- 
terminated from the earth, and the clouds of doubt 
and error be entirely dispelled. Then will the whole 
universe recognize thy glorious kingdom, all mankind 
will acknowledge and call upon thy Name, and every 
sinner turn in penitence to thee. Yea, all will then 
know and understand, that before thee alone must every 
knee bend, to thee alone must every tongue swear 
fealty, all prostrating themselves and giving honor to 
thy most Holy Name. All will acknowledge thy 
I dominion, and thou wilt be their Sovereign Ruler for | 



391 Service for the Eve of the Day of Atonement. 

evermore. For thine is the kingdom, and for ever 
wilt thou reign in glory, as it is written in thy law, 
The Lord will reign for ever and ever;" and further- 
more is it written, The Everlasting will be King 
over all the earth ; on that day will it be acknow- 
ledged that the Lord is One, and his name One." 

Choir and Congregation. 
On that day the Lord Everlasting 
Will be One and His name One. 



BENEDICTION. 
May the blessing of Divine Providence rest upon 
you all, O congregation. 

**The Lord bless and preserve thee. The Lord cause 
his countenance to shine upon thee, and be gracious 
unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance unto 
thee, and grant thee peace." 

" May peace abide within thy walls, prosperity with- 
in thy habitations.'* 

May the Eternal bless the President of the United 
States and all the constituted authorities, the Governor 
and officers of this State and this city, that through 
them order may be preserved, and right and libei ty 
be fostered. 

May our Heavenly Father support and sustain us 
on this great and most holy day, that we may observe 
it in sanctity and solemn devotion to its last moment. 
May he cleanse and purify our souls from sin and er- 
ror; may he accept our prayers with favor, and in- 
scribe us in the book of life, happiness and peace.. 
O God ! give strength unto thy people, bless thy peo- 
ple with peace. 

Choir and Congregation, 
His people's strength will He increase, 
And bless them evermore with peace ! Amen. 

A ______ ' I 



Dm^DH DvS nnn:r nVsn 292 



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tj: ♦fii .nnon 'na^ 'JIN* 
.iDpj?' ^I'lnsp *n'i^t:vi^l 'Ji'i?^ .la^fi^ 'o'hz, ^1^^. 

.13p?J D'D13J ^^^/^a^'^S DV' .0,;!J!;. \y-|p3 

T |T 

.c'la f\Ni fnjsi) '^"if^r^ .triaVS npny 

T |T • • v: 




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SERYICE 

FOR THE 

MORNING OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. 



1, O, Lord, my God! 

By thy chosen surrounded, at morning I seek thy face, 
To make known thy greatness and proclaim thy truth 
O, answer to my call [and grace. 

This day when I rise in the midst of thy people before 

thee, • 
Lord, open my lips, let my mouth with praises adore 
thee. 

O, Lord, my God ! 
The scroll of my heart before thee lies unrolled. 
Both of my soul and my bones, cold fear takes hold. 

O, answer to my call 
This day, when panting for thy salvation we tremble, 
When those, devoted to thee, in thy fane assemble. 

O, Lord, my God ! [petition 
Whose garment is grace ! — to bring forth their earnest 
Thy fearers have deputed me ; — ^^I fulfill my mission. 

O, answer to my call 
This day ; O subdue my foe, and heal my woe ; 
Let thy laws again my heart reclaim, 
That I may not be put to shame. 

O, Lord, my God ! 
Guard thou my thoughts, lest they stray from my theme, 
May no slip of my mouth check my devotion's stream. 

O, answer to my call 
This day, when thy praise bids all my trouble to flee, 

E Command thy light and thy truth to lead me to thee. 



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T |r • •■ ■ v: 

:D»rlS??n om) .ni5r> v 

T-; T t:* • ~; TT. pi.TJ 

:♦p^^ ')r^pf]l .♦ii'p'pin pj;? jri 
. '^i^ i3itr) .onn^ 05^;^ inp 



% 295 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

# ^ — — — . 

O, Lord, my God ! 
For thee I look forth, my shelterlo which I betake me ; 
O give me strength and faith, for my powers forsake me. 

O, answer to my call ! 
This day that washes out all dross and rust, 
Give pureness to my heart, to my spirit firm trust 



O, Lord, my God! , ; ^^ 

Enthroned on high, yet to the humble nigh ! 
Out of the depth, I cry unto thee and sigh. 

O, answer to my call ^ 
This day, when I say to those who for thee yearn, ; 
God is compassionate ; who is wise, will return.'* 



O, Lord, my God ! 

Here, before thee, I stand ; my sin I do not hide. 
If thou should'st mark iniquities, who could abide ? 

O, answer to my call 
This day, and^go not into judgment strict 
With me whom sins from mother's womb afflict. 

O, Lord, my God ! 

How sweet is thy balm prepared of pains to ease me ! 
How sweet is this day, when I through prayer appease 
O, answer ±o my call [thee ! 

This day, when I break the cords of sin in twain ; 
O wash me from guilt, O, make me pure again. 



O, Lord, my God ! 

My thoughts aspire in thy lofty presence to abide ; 
Yet, I'm bowed down, ashamed of my sinful pride. 

O, answer to my call ! 
This day unto thy servants brings thy word, 
II " Take prayers with you, and return to the Lord. 

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— • : 

DniiDon QV7 nnnc' nSsn 296 1 
.tD'pii litir* ^rj^i 'i:2'p^M ^'^^H, m'm 

T |T • ■• • v: 

^5"}t?^ iid;i I''-'^ 
^'"^^ NnpiiX N'-ip Di» /jj^^ ♦N-ipa 



'ri^'^m .'^^^Pi nvif .?l^'f?.5i^ 
Tii^3 p-S)/ .tt'U^ nipr .DD»n ^j'? mrr 



f 297 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



O, Lord, my God ! [pine 
Who round thee gather, and cleanse their hearts, and 
— Thy chosen people— this day all food resign. 

O answer to my call 
This day when they bring their souls as offerings. 
Tis good to learn thy laws through sufferings." 

O, Lord, my God ! 
We raise our eyes and claim to behold thy face, 
But soon we droop in shame, knowing our disgrace. 

O, answer my call 
This day, as our inner falsehood we descry, 
We raise our hearts and hands to thee on high. 



O, Lord, my God ! 
Thou gracious One, praised by Seraphic Choirs, 
Remember me, as I utter my heart's desires. 

O answer to my call 
This day, when I cry unto thee, my God and Lord, 
Who art from morn to eve in our midst implored ! 



2. In early morning's rosy light, 

I seek thy face, my Rock, my Stay ! 
Reviewing in thy searching sight, 

The morn and eve of my life's day. 
Before thy greatness, Lord on high, 

I stand confused, I am like naught ; 
I know thy penetrating eye 

Perceives my heart's most secret thought 
What can my heart, my tongue afford ? 

What is my power, e'en while I live ? 
Yet, thou, by human lips adored, 

Accept'st with grace the praise they give. 
While, then, there is in me thy breath, 

I'll praise thee. Lord of life and death ! 



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I . -I : ■ : - I- T ;),•:- • 

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-11^5 "^sfss :*3 "ly. ^p^'n 



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^riNV? ^n^5pi .np-jtf S;; rjp.'prr nip 
TTn»3"n DtJ' ikdd'? nnnoi . rrm:D n':' vjiDS r^rr N^rr 

I •• • : T : • : " \~ ' r ; ] t t t : I • •• 



:^N?-3pJ T]Sj? ^^fif 'Vs ViiDfi? nt^;;j n;?S 

^I'^p.' nsS .'^'srn niSp? nrT?><i 

:ni}<fln3 rrn^ ^^1m .nin xim nM njihi 
tni^ann'? iS h't:;Drh .'y^ PNi inN Ntini 

T |- : - : • ; - : - I : t . : 



% 299 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. ! 



3. I seek thee, Lord, from morn to night, 
Uplift to thee my hand, my sight ; 

My soul is thirsty, pants for thee 

— A beggar craving charity. 
Thy seat no place can ever bound, 
Yet in my bosom art thou found. 

I hide in me thy Majesty; 

My feelings grow, — my lips overflow. 
While still I breathe, on the earth beneath, 
My sweetest lays shall sing thy praise. 



4. My soul, think of thy Source divine ; 

Remember Him, while young thy days. 
By day and night pray at his shrine, 

And to his name give ever praise. 
He is thy share, while here a guest ; 

Leav'st thou this earth, — he leaves thee not. 
He has prepared thy place of rest 

Beneath his throne, a pleasant lot. — 
I will, then, praise my God and Lord 
With all that breathe in sweet accord. 



5. The Lord was King, ere his command 
Bade worlds to be, and they did stand. 

When through his word all things came forth, 

Man called him King of heaven and earth. 
The births of time may turn to naught— 
He'll reign sublime whom none has wrought; 

He was, he is, and he shall be 

Refulgent in his majesty. 
And he is One ; with him compare 
Can none, and none his scepter share. 

He ne'er began, he ne'er shall end; 

His is the power, — to him bend ! 




:nnv ri;^^ ♦S^i^ -i^v) .tS^?J| ♦Sx t^ini 
Jn^^xi nj;5 .'nn Tpi?x its 

T • : • t; • t • ; • ^' : 



nm .j^^rr nninD ♦a nn^ti'' nojj'j ♦ri'^j^ «• 

T - • T ; • T ]- T V T T : - v: 

t:-: T-: * t:-; t- t:-: t- r t: 

Its-) nnK .'nin^v ♦rtSNi ♦rtS?^ 



^1 301 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

My God lives e'er, my Savior wakes ; 
He is my Rock, when my soul shakes : 

When I'm in need — my share is he; 

He is my flag, to him I flee. 
Into his hand I will resign, 
Asleep, awake, my soul divine, 

And with my soul this mould of clay, 

What need I fear with God my stay ? 

6. My God, the soul which thou hast placed in my 
body is pure, for it is a portion of thy Holy Spirit, an ema- 
nation from thee, who art the fountain of purity. Thou 
hast created it and formed it. Thou hast breathed it 
into me, and dost carefully guard it w^ithin me. When 
thou seest fit, thou wilt take it from me, but wilt restore 
it in the eternal happiness of the future world. Whilst 
this soul shall continue within me, will I adore thee, O 
Lord my God, and God of my fathers. Blessed be thou, 
O Lord, Author of all works. Source of all souls. 

7. Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who hast given to man intelligence to dis- 
tinguish between day and night. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who didst grant me the privilege of being 
born in the faith of Israel. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who removest the bonds of darkness from 
the eyes of the blind. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who loosenest the fetters of the oppressed. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who raisest up those who are cast down. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who girdest Israel with the strength of faith. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who crownest Israel with the diadem of, 
i| their priestly mission. ^ 




'n5n?i D"jXD iJj:5.!rr")n"i . \vr2 nh i6\ jVDj 

Q^oprri .vrr D^'rr ^rpJ;?? •^^,^3^ 
'D') .inn orj^b'j^p '3 .Ss^rr ^S?-) 
*3 rronarr-ro niart iniDi .^lOsS Sdh orr^^n 

. I • (T T •• : - I • T T T - J I T i V |V •.• •• - 

' • V |T T : |- T V T : - T T ; - v |t 



/^-•'tfS?*' — — ■ 

303 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



Be pleased to assist us, O Lord! that we may be 
instrumental in furthering the glorious aims of Israel, 
by walking in thy law and firmly adhering to thy 
precepts. Suffer us not to fall into temptation or 
disgrace, but do thou animate our hearts with lofty 
impulses, and endue us with strength to subject our 
inclinations to thy divine will. Grant that our purity 
of life may obtain for us grace, favor, and benevolence 
in thy sight and in the sight of all mankind, and that 
we may enjoy the abundance of thy beneficence. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord ! who bestowest bountifully 
goodness and beneficence. Amen. >, : . 

8. Sovereign of the universe ! We approach thee 
with our supplications, not relying on our own merits, 
but trusting in thy abundant mercy. What are we ? 
What is our life ? How insignificant is the benevolence 
we bestow, — the virtues of which we boast ? What is 
our power ? What our strength ? What can we urge 
in thy presence, O Lord our God, and the God of our 
ancestors ? When compared with thee, the mightiest 
sink into nothingness, — men of renown appear as if 
they had never existed, — the intelligent as if void of 
understanding. For the majority of our actions are 
vain and idle, and the days of our lives are as naught 
before thee, and even the superiority man claims over 
the beast is nothing but vanity, save the pure immortal 
soul thou hast breathed within us, which must here- 
after render an account of all its doings, before thy 
holy throne, where we will see thy beauty in the 
realms of eternity. 



1|VT : |.. . - - .. T : I- : • t - 

tf^'^pVi-^"!.^'?'! •^'? nnmS dw lJm^it 
.ijpSrr 3iD-nD iijnsj'N : ^'ou/h nnini najr'-nnSi 
ijniKC'" ijne\H .i^nti'')* nD*-nDi .ijSuji □♦j^rnoi 

: I ; V I • : - I" t : t t | t t 

?]n;;S5Di pnnx Nin nnxi ptrN") s^in nr|j< .xarr 

. ?]pSira ^ipc'" trip") . '^'ii^rr ^P^' 

rD*5i3 ?]p^' n{< tr'npp nnx r]n3 



305 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

Yea, thou hast distinguished man with the ennobling 
privilege of desiring to seek thy presence and address- 
ing his prayers and supplications unto thee. And 
especially do we prize it, O Lord, we thy people, the 
children of thy covenant, — the descendants of Abraham 
thy follower, with whom thou didst make a solemn 
covenant on Mount Moriah, because of his devotion 
and sejf-denial in laying Isaac, his only son, on the altar, 
in obedience to thy will. We glory, O God, in being 
of that seed, even the congregation of Jacob, the first- 
born son among all nations, whom in thy love and 
delight thou didst call Israel (the Divine Hero) and 
Jeshurun (the Friend of Right). 

We therefore feel ourselves bound to offer our 
thanksgivings unto thee to bless and sanctify, praise 
and extol thy Holy Name. Yea, happy are we, 
goodly our portion, pleasing our mission, most desir- 
able our inheritance. O happy are we, who when wel- 
coming the morning's glorious light and greeting the 
evening's quiet shade, proclaim twice each day : 

Hear, O Israel, the Eternal is our God, 
The Eternal is One ! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for 
ever and ever! 

Thou didst exist ere the world was created, and thou 
art unchanged since its creation. Thou art the same 
in this world as thou wilt be in that which is yet to 
come. Thou art the first, and thou art the last, and 
beside thee there is no God. O, our Heavenly Father, 
deal graciously with us, because of thy great Name, 
whereby we are called, so that thou mayest be sancti- 
fied in thy universe by the people chosen for this 
sacred duty. O assist us, that our mission unto all 
mankind may meet with due appreciation. Blessed be 
thou, O Lord, who leadest mankind to the sanctifica- 
tion of thy name. Amen. 



306 I 



-|VT t| -: ^-T - f T T •• • T T •• • : 

J IDC'' rji-iDi xin rjm .S'VDi ii-iis ^ina 

n*3?:^ ^]"ii>*3^i ^n3C'";'i i-il"i'pf3i 
TjSp . D^pSiyn *n Tn; irriS^f ij^Sd 
« nnN tjm .Snjn lo:?'' n;?-nj;^ nKiD.t:') r?3*fD 



ON THE SABBATH. 

C72i?z> ^«^/ Congregation. 

'vv:h JfvSj^. ^IPJ^'"^ nnnViiD 



f 307 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

[J — _ : . 

9. Blessed be he, at whose word the world was 
called into existence, blessed be he who fulfills 
what he promises, and establishes what he ordains. 
Blessed be he who provides the earth with marks of 
his mercy for all who dwell thereon. Blessed be he 
who bestows a good reward upon those who fear him. 
Blessed be the ever-living and all-powerful God, the 
deliverer and redeemer of all mankind. Blessed be he, 
and blessed be his Name / 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, the almighty and all-merciful Father, who 
accordest unto thy people and those who fear thee the 
privilege of praising thy loving kindness. And with 
the psalms of David, thy faithful servant, will we extol 
thy great name : with songs and hymns will we render 
homage unto our King, the only God, the Source of all 
life ! unto whom be praise and glory now and for ever- 
more. Blessed be thou, O Lord and King, for the 
blissful privilege we enjoy of chanting thy praises and 
glory. Amen. 



ON THE SABBATH. 

{Psalm 92.) 

16. (.Reader.) — Sing ye the song of the Sabbath day! 
{Ch,&^ Cong.) — How good thy mercies to record 
Li grateful songs. Almighty Lord ; 
Thy watchful care by morning light, 
Thy never-failing truth by night ; 
From decachord to sound acclaim. 
With lyre and harp to sing thy Name. 
For thou hast made thy works my joy, 
Thy doings shall my praise employ. 



Congregation, 

dS>S nriKi 

t: t ^ : T T - ; 

\\iTl ^ri'^n 'J'lp. D>pl *'?J^.3-S3 
n'33 □♦Sintr' :njis'* V\i'±>i nxs ms* "ions p^i^: 

•■ : • : V : • I T ; - v|.- : t : • t t - | 

□♦jtr'T n3'ir3 (i3ir '\'\v nnna* ir.iSx nmn3 

.... ^ .. . I . ^ r : - |- v: : - : t: 

Choir and Congregation. 

:13 nnSii^-N^i niif ntr>-*3 T-inS 

T T r - - : • t: t t • • - : 



: ryi^-m ♦3"ip-S3i »-nK 'c'SJ ♦3^3 

: I T •• V - Th T : t: v • : - • -: t 

nVon : vSioj-S3 ^nsc^'n-'^iy'i ^'-nK ♦3^3 

- )•• - T : T • : : • - : t: v • : - --it 

nrrii'o SxiJirT :'3»NAnn-S37 NJfinn ♦3;'i;^-S3S 
^n:^ 31D3 r'35:'Qn :D'prT"i"i ipn '^nMprr o^^rr 

• T ; • t: I t : " • : |t : v |v - .. - . . 



1 309 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

. . ^ ^ 

{/deader.) — How great the wonders thou hast wrought ! 
Thy counsels are a deep of thought, 
Which brutish man cannot discern, 
And fools will neither know nor learn. 
Though sinners thrive and prosper here, 
And wicked men in bloom appear, 
They only spring for death a prey, 
And lo ! they flee and fade away ; 
For they will not thy Name adore, 

(C/i. iSr' Conc^.) — Most High and Blessed for Ever- 
more. 

(^Reader^^ — Lord, in thy strength exalt my horn, 
And with fresh oil my head adorn ; 
Then foes turned back mine eye shall cheer, 
Their ruin shall salute mine ear ; 
For righteous men shall grow like palms, 
Like lofty cedars stretch their arms, 
Those planted in the courts of God 
Shall flourish in his blest abode ; 
They shall in age with fruit abound. 
And ever blooming shall be found ; 

iCh, 6- Cong,) — To SHOW THAT GoD, MY ROCK OF MIGHT, 

In all his dealings is upright. 



{Psalm 103.) - 

11. Bless, my soul, the Lord, and all my inmost his 
holy Name ! Bless, my soul, the Lord, and forget not 
all his benefits ; who forgives all thy sins, heals all 
thine ailments ; — redeems from destruction thy life, 
crowns thee with kindness and mercy, — satisfies with 
good thy years of grace ; — renewed, eagle-like, is thy 
youth. It is the Lord that performs righteous acts, 
and justice to all the oppressed. He made known his 
ways to Moses, to the children of Israel his deeds. 




|T T IT I" T -: - " ♦ ♦ * * -T - |VT 

v; : |T -: t "^t * t I":- -t • t : 

ididSoi ran optr'a : Dnit^'i^S vnpa nyh^ 

T : - n *' I ' T T : - t: t t |t t 

'tr'j; vmro v^<Dr'7^ lana :iw Sipa i^ba^'S 

.. ^ T -: T : T T : t t: t t : | : " I : ' 

; - : V I : t : t t t: -:t : 

t: V • ; - • T 

nin ikXD nSnj ^iS^{ ^^-nx ^tr'fij ^^na 

: T : |-T - v: t: t: v * : - • t 

: n;^n»3 nDii naWa "iIk ndp : r\z':h "inni 

• : - • i~ T *•■ T : - - *• I T : |T T T T : 

:DnS vm'^D mnn v^j^Sd nb'jr mn-^ajD 

T -: T : T T : - v - | " : - 

— 



J 311 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. ^ 

Merciful and gracious is the Lord, long suffering and 
of abundant kindness. Not always will he chide, nor 
for ever resent. Not according to our sins has he done 
unto us, nor according to our iniquities dealt with us. 
For as the heavens are high above the earth, so is his 
kindness mighty toward those who fear him. As the 
East is remote from the West, so has he removed from 
us our transgressions. As a father has compassion on 
his children, so has the Lord compassion on those who 
fear him. For he knows our frame, is mindful that 
dust we are. Mortal man — like grass are his days, 
like the flower of the field, so he flourishes. For a 
wind passed over it, and it is no more, and its place 
knows it no longer. But the kindness of the Lord is 
from ever and for ever, for those who fear him, and 
his righteousness for children's children, for those who 
keep his covenant, and for those who remember his com- 
mands, performing them. — The Lord in the heavens 
has established his throne, and his kingdom rules over 
all. Bless ye the Lord, his messengers ; mighty, power- 
ful executors of his command, hearkening to his word. 
Bless ye the Lord, all his hosts, his ministers, per- 
formers of his will ! Bless ye the Lord, all his works, 
in all places of his rulership ! Bless, my soul, the Lord ! 



{Psalm 104.) 

12. Bless, my soul, the^Lord ! Lord, my God, thou 
art very great, with glory and majesty art thou clothed. 
Who puts light on like a garment, stretches out the 
heavens like a curtain. Who layeth the beams of his 
chambers in the waters, makes clouds his chariots, pro- 
ceeds on the wings of the wind. Who makes his 
messengers winds, his ministers flaming fire. He has 
founded the earth on her bases, that she might not be 
I moved for ever more. The deep — as with a garment f| 

S^c:^ : ^ _ ^'^J^ 



i 



pDt;''-^? p"i2>:':S5 rip,^-SiDj : ddS ri-Tp» 1 nr oipp 
CDnn p5 D^'?n|? d*;i;^d D,'?;i''PL» J ^^cjdS 

tt: "t: ::*tt t|:- I 

•n^^C ^5?^^ ^T^P nsp vrivS:i;D onrr np^'p 
N^'inS Dn^n n"iD;;S nan^iS 1 y)ir\ nm^ 

: T T T ~ - V J" : T •• : - • t - |- : - 

I v|T - •-: • • : - -|T t : • t :|t 

:^^^^p n^C^ '^^Vp OT^ •'^'?'5C3 d'^? I r|n^;;^p 
nvn "i.'^DD pt^i ti'DTDty' on* itni h'iii D^n 1 nr 

T : • I •• : V |v T • |-T - : . t t- 

^♦pQ yr)pri ;did p^^^if! pc^pV. cdc'? 



37 



313 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



thou hast covered it, on mountains stood the waters. 
Before thy rebuke they fled, before the sound of thy 
thunder they hastened away. They went up mountains, 
went down vales, to the very place thou hast founded 
for them. A bound hast thou set to them, they shall not 
pass over, they shall no more cover the earth. — Who 
sends forth springs into the glens, — between mountains 
they run along. They give drink to all beasts of the 
field, — wild asses quench their thirst ; above them the 
fowls of the heavens dwell, from between the branches 
they give forth their voice. — Who waters the mountains 
from his lofts, — from the fruit of thy work is the earth 
satisfied. Who makes grass spring forth for the cattle, 
and herbs for the beast that work for man bringing 
forth bread from the earth, and wine that rejoices the 
heart of man, making his face brighter than oil, and 
bread that strengthens the heart of man. — Satisfied 
are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon 
which he has planted ; whereon the birds make their 
nests, — the stork whose house is the fir-trees. Moun- 
tains, the high ones, are for the chamois, rocks for 
the conies a shelter. — Who made the moon a signal 
for seasons, — the sun, that knows the time of his going 
down. Thou makest darkness set in, that there be 
night, when all beasts of the forest creep forth. The 
young lions roar for prey, and as if asking from God 
their food. The sun rises, they withdraw, and at 
their dens they lie down. Man goes out for his 
earning, and for his labor till evening. — How manifold 
are thy works, O Lord, all of them hast thou made in 
wisdom ; full is the earth of thy possessions ! This 
sea here, great and wide in all directions ; there are 
swarms without number of beasts, both small and great. 
There ships go along, that Leviathan, thou hast created 
to play therein. All of them hope for thee, that thou 
mayest give their food in its time. Thou givest them, 
they gather ; thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied 



I Dma^n dvS nnntr nSsn 314 

nWjn :p3iti'> Dnfi:;;-^}^) pl^ir. onn fipn \h^y 

:nii^3 'rhi6 nnJDri< ♦'na nn»t!'K imy) 

- . : ' : - T : - -: T - : T - t |- t [t *-. :v: 

pvn-p I Q'Hm :»»5 nptpj;* 'rf'tr vS;; 
if\\hhr\ «-n{!^ ♦Dna or^ I'iy \ D»;fa'-|i 



n;;\07i;^^ T]j?t?' nS^nxi ^^on^iS di»-S35 

♦j^S ^^ninV ni3-i' 'qn'inj'i npN» -1135 
mD'?D nm^'?^ -inn "11351 vn'in^ DnNn 
TjtpiD : ill "111-^35 ^ri'???^'??i D'pVi^"'?3 



# 315 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled ; 
thou withdrawest thy breath, they perish, and to their 
dust they return. Thou sendest forth thy breath, 
they are created, and thou renevvest the face of the 
earth. The glory of the Lord will last forever ; the 
Lord rejoices in his works. He looks on the earth, 
and she trembles ; touches the mountains, and they 
smoke. I will sing unto the Lord while I live, I will 
chant unto my God while I exist. Sweet be my medi- 
tation on him, I rejoice in the Lord. Let the sinners 
vanish from the earth, and the wicked be no more. 
Bless the Lord, O my soul ! Hallelujah. 



{Fsaim 145.) 

13. I will extol thee, my God, the King, and bless 
thy name for evermore. Every day will I bless thee, 
and I will praise thy name for evermore : Great is 
the Lord, and highly to be praised, and his greatness 
is unsearchable." Generation to generation praises 
thy doings, and thy mighty acts they declare. The 
glory of thy illustrious majesty and what of thy won- 
ders can be told, will / sing. They speak of the power 
of thine awful deeds; and thy greatness — /will tell 
it. The memorial of thy great goodness do they pub- 
lish, and of thy beneficence they shout : " Gracious 
and merciful is the Lord, long suffering and of great 
kindness. Good is the Lord toward all, and his mer- 
cies are over all his works." — May all thy works ac- 
knowledge thee, as thy pious servants bless thee. 
Of thy royal majesty do they speak, and of thy might 
they say : It is to make known to the sons of men 
his mighty acts and the illustrious majesty of his 
kingdom." — Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all eter- 
nities, and thy rulership is in all generations. — The 
Lord is a support to all the falling, and an upholder to 
all the bowed down. The eyes of all look out for thee, 
# and thou givest them their food in its time, opening 




|> f } : • V - : T : j t : t: ) t t - t : 

• ; - ^- T : T T : t t v t: 



DnN-f35 D^5n;i3 inp5n"'?}< Jnira ♦hSnS nnar.^ 
Ninr? Di*3 m^iN^ "inn Nvn t n:;it:'']i iS px^" 

-Tj''N-'?3-nN"i D*n-nx pxi d^dij'" nwy : vnS}< 

V T V ; T- V I v|TT • I" *•' T v: t: 

^Ipf oni;^ rrp3 toniDiNf Tnp D'Di^nS orh 

T ... ... .. t: I- •- •• t: • ; 

:n;iSSn ini ii"? p^v T|:rlS^^ 



mxj D^i^r»3 ^yrhn mt^r 31d-'3 .rriSSn 15. 
N-3i"in :d:3) Sn"}^.' 'nij ^» oSc^'n* nia :n'?nn 
D'3313S iSDD n^iD :Dni3>T.'? :r'5rt::i niap'S 
I in^iDnS TO-nn i^^^nx Sn.i jn-id! nvjtr qSdS S 



p^cc^=-:: . - . - ■ - 

JL 317 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

f . ■ ^ ■ 

i thy hands and satisfying the desires of all living. 

I R-ghteous is the Lord in all his ways, and beneficent 
in all his doings. Nigh is the Lord to all that call on 
fiim, to all that call on him in truth. What his wor- 
shipers desire, he performs, he hears their cry and 
saves them. The Lord watches all that love him, but 
all the wicked will he destroy. Of the praise of the 
Lord shall my mouth speak, and may all flesh bless 
his holy name for evermore. 

And we, we will bless Jah, from now and forever. 
Hallelujah. 



(jPsa/m 146.) 

14. Hallelujah. O my soul, praise the Lord ! I will 
praise the Lord while I live, I will chant unto my 
God while I exist. Trust not in princes, in a son of 
man in whom there is no help. Out goes his breath, 
he returns to his ground ; on that day, lost are his plans. 
Happy is he whose aid is the God of Jacob, whose 
hope is in the Lord, his God ! Who made heaven and 
earth, the sea, and all that is in them. Who keeps 
truth forever. Who performs justice for the oppressed. 
Who gives bread to the hungry. The Lord loosens 
prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. 
The Lord raises up the bowed down. The Lord loves 
the righteous. The Lord watches the strangers, the 
orphans and widows he helps up, and the way of the 
wicked he subverts. The Lord shall reign forever ; thy 
God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah. 



[Psalm 147.) 

15. Praise Jah, for he is good ; sing to our God, for 
he is sweet. Comely is the praise. The builder of 
Jerusalem is the Lord, gathering the outcasts of Lsrael. 
Who heals the broken-hearted and binds up their ailing 
' wounds. Who assigns a number to the stars, all of I ' 
f them he calls by names. Great is our Master and of # 

i^m- • ' 



Dnisan dvS nnntj' rh^n sis 

jnij n^vc Dnrr ri^p'f^n ^dd pxS psan d'dj^s 
nninj? nxpp^ i^>f 2i> 'j^S npriS HDnaS 
-n.v nyi-) : n:;")» B^'xn ^pic's-NS psn^ didh 

in-jpx nStrn : T];r.'2£f': D^pn diSd* rjS^^ D^rr 
1133 nqp j'7i^'' inin midt pn^^ mnp-i^ pnK 

I'jp : omhv inn ntr: dddii^ nni-nW* 
-h^h p nb^j; jS^ntr'S vDstppi vpn 3pj;;S 



:vj<3rS3 imSSn V3^^SD-S^ imfen :D»DinP3 



i ol9 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. | 

^ _ ^ 

abundant power, his understanding is untold. The 
Lord helps up the meek, and lowers the wicked to the 
ground. Strike up for the Lord in thanksgiving, chant 
to our God to the harp. Who covers the heavens with 
clouds, who prepares for the earth rain, makes moun- 
tains grow grass, gives to the cattle their food, to the 
children of the raven what they cry for. Not in the 
strength of the horse delights he, not in the thighs 
of man has he pleasure. The Lord has pleasure in 
his fearers, in those who wait for his kindness. Glorify 
the Lord, O Jerusalem, celebrate thy God, O Zion ! 
For he has fastened the bars of thy gates, blessed thy 
children within thee. Who makes thy borders secure, 
with the fat of wheat he satisfies thee. Who sends his 
word to the earth, with swiftness runs his command. 
Who gives snow like wool, scatters hoar-frost like 
ashes. Who casts about his ice as if in pieces ; before 
his cold, — who can stand ? He sends his command, 
and melts them ; causes his winds to blow, — flowing 
are the waters. He declares his commands to Jacob, 
his statutes and ordinances to Israel. Not has he done 
so to any nation — and ordinances, they know them not. 
Hallelujah* 

{Psa/m 148.) 

16. Hallelujah. Praise the Lord, ye of the heavens, 
praise him in the he ghts. Praise him, all ye his mes- 
sengers, praise him, all ye his hosts. Praise him, sun 
and moon, praise him, all ye shining stars. Praise him, 
heavens of heavens, and ye waters that are above the 
heavens. They shall praise the name of the Lord, for 
it is he that commanded and they were created. And 
he has made them stand for endurance, for ever ; a law 
has he given and transgresses it not. — Praise the Lord, 
ye of the earth ; ye dragons and all deeps, ye fire and 
' hail, ye snow and vapor, thou stormwind fulfilling his ^ 



DmaDH Dvh nnnjj' nSan 320 1 
D^^j^*?-Syi im) b'pi non^-bDi 



:niiSSn vi^dh-SdS nih 3^n3 DiJtrb 



(3"p D''7nr\) 

^♦pns imSSn itr-jj:3 SNnSi^n .nnSSn i®. 
•imSSn •i'?-!^ 3^3 iniSSn vn'iqjs imSSrr :ir;? 
Sinpi t]n3 ini'^Sri : 11^3') S3J3 iniV'n n^ic' i^pn? 
imSSn ;?D:r-'SvSv3 imSS.T :33in D':t33 imSSn 
mnSSn SSnn nDtrjn V3 :n;^nn 'Si;Sv3 i 

T - T • - ; T T : - : • • : : • : ^ 

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command ; ye mountains and all hills, fruit-trees and 
all cedars; ye beasts and all cattle, reptiles and winged 
birds ; ye kings of the earth, 'and all people ; governors 
and all the judges of the earth, youths as well as 
maidens, old men with lads. They shall praise the 
name of the Lord, for exalted is his name alone; his 
glory extends o'er earth and heaven. And he has 
raised the horn of his people, — the praise to all his 
pious servants, to the children of Israel, the people 
nigh to him. Hallelujah. 



[Fsalm 149.) 

17. Hallelujah. Sing to the Lord a new song, and 
his praise in the assembly of the pious. Let Israel 
rejoice in his Maker, the children of Zion exult in their 
King. Let them praise his name to dances, to timbrel 
and harp chant to him. For the Lord has pleasure in 
his people, glorifies the meek with victory. Joyful are 
the pious in glory, they shout in their resting-places. 
God-exalting songs are in their mouths, and the two- 
edged sword in their hand, to perform vengeance upon 
the nations, punishment upon the peoples. To bind 
their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of 
iron. To perform on them the written ordinance ,v it is 
a glory to all his pious servants. Hallelujah. 



{Psalm 150.) 

18. Hallelujah. Praise God in his sanctuary, praise 
him in the firmament of his strength. Praise him for 
his mighty acts, praise him according to his abundant 
greatness. Praise him to the sound of the trumpet, 
praise him to psaltery and harp. Praise him to timbrel 
and dance, praise him to violin and flute. JPraise him 
to the cymbals of gatherings, praise him to the 
cymbals of alarum. Every breath shall praise Jah. 
f Hallelujah. 



322 



.DDlPi on^m '^''^^^ Mils .3;;^"iD'j Sxij r\hp 

T jr TV JVJV |T I •• I T ; TT ^" T ; 

npn^ laSij; JD^pn .D'^innxn) D^iic^^'^-in ^rhi^ 
irp I'^N :Dnio ijm^< vninai 

T r^T V - T | - •• •• I" v: t: |: 

|T : - ; • ^ T T : IT : * t t • )t • : • r^-: •• • 

tzihrtm i3iai .ijnSvn snno 

T • T T •• |T : - • V |v • |r : - • viv ■• 

.?]'pDT ^^^yx n^p-ny. njp''?i d':9^*^i 

V I T : I" - } T : |- T V -r T : - | : |t t : |- • v 

^yh^D'^ Wnp^i .13W on rn .ij»p5 f'P,^ 
;| ni'Spi n-)p-S3^ '^^^y. iiiinV-Ssi .ninn^'n 



¥ 323 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

# 

19. The breath of all living shall praise thy Name, O 
Lord our God, and the spirit of all creatures ever pro- 
claim thy glory. From everlasting unto everlasting is 
thy existence as the one true God, besides whom we 
acknowledge no ruler, redeemer, or savior. When 
visited by trouble and distress, thou didst deliver and 
rescue us, thou didst sustain us in thy great mercy, 
because thy providential care is as unending as thyself. 
From the remotest times hast thou been our shield ; yea, 
unto the latest generations wilt thou be our protector. 
Thou rulest the whole universe with kindness and 
fillest thy creatures with love, O Eternal Being, unto 
whom alone our praises are due. We know that how 
replete soever human lips may be with praises, or how 
eloquent the tongue of man, yet could we never ade- 
quately express the manifold thanks due unto thee for 
all the mercies which thou hast bestowed on our an- 
cestors and ourselves. Thou didst deliver us from 
Egyptian thralldom, and redeem us from the house of 
bondage. When famine threatened to consume us, 
thou didst provide food, and didst with plenty sustain 
us. When the sword was uplifted against us, thou didst 
protect us. When pestilence visited the earth, and the 
fierce passions of mankind sought to make us answer- 
able for thy dispensations, thou didst furnish us with a 
means of escape. Oh ! from what numerous evils and 
long-continued afflictions didst thou protect us ! Yea, 
hitherto have thy tender mercies supported us, and thy 
kindness hath not forsaken us, neither wilt thou ever 
abandon us. Therefore shall all our mental and physical 
energies, all the vital powers with which thou hast 
endowed us, unite in rendering thanks and praise, 
homage and adoration unto thy Name, our King and 
Ruler. Yea, every mouth should thank thee, every 
tongue adore thee, every knee bend unto thee, and even 
4 the most exalted bow down before thee. Every heart . 



.Njnijni ni3Jin Snjin hart .?t^:trS n^t^ 

T - : • - T - T ||V : • : - : 

T-:* -t: •: t*: tt • t : - r - 

.DDinpn D'ypn D*pns' nni^i 

: B'lpnri n^B^np :}-)p5i 

(The Congregation rise.) 

.mnatrna ':'nji rhf2 nn}< rina 

T : • - T I v|v t: t - I t 

•nnpt n'r5 -inian .nixSoinjn^f .niKiinn 

a'p'n N^Vi^? n,pf iT'ipm Hir>' ' 
^ra \)y:n^ nniD^p T'^^-I •^^^''i^l? 

Choir and Congregation. 

uxvp^i; 'p!:':i^Vi d^'J^'? nojr' njh; \m 

■ Reader. 

"I'jnr**! Danri*) "tNSi-in n3nB*n ^i^^ip' 

It*":"" tttv: tt::.. tt*: tt:* ti* 



t? 325 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



should worship thee, and all our faculties join in chant- 
ing thy praise, O great and Omnipotent God, Owner 
of heaven and earth. 

O King ! enthroned in Majesty on High ! 
Thou abidest in infinity ; wondrous and holy are 
thy attributes, unsearchable are thy ways. And yet the 
Holy Scriptures say : Exult in the Lord, O ye 
righteous, for his praise becometh the upright." There- 
fore do the lips of the upright praise thee, and with 
the utterances of the righteous art thou blessed. The 
tongues of the pious extol thee, and from the midst 
of the saints is holiness ascribed unto thee. 

(The Congregation rise.) 

Blessed be thou, O Lord, Almighty King ! magni- 
fied in hymns of praise and thanksgiving. Thy won- 
drous deeds are unspeakable, and yet art thou pleased 
to accept the songs and chants of psalmody with which 
we approach thy throne, O ever-living King of the 
universe. 



20. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established over the whole earth, and may 
ye and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen. 
Ckotr and Congregation, 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Reader, 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us 
§t say, Amen ! 



Choir and Congregation. 
(The Congregation take their seats.) 

:b3n-n?{ Nni3i diSe' n^'j; tj^'n Niirii 

(On Sabbath.) 

trlif^ |\Ni npN> Vsr?! .^jin??'* Vsiii :]ni» Sbrt) 
TNsrt SssirT .Vsn w nSp ?]iopinpbrr 

T ; : ■. T ^ : 

* * 
* 

r|Spn :?]i».?p. pNn HivSp .n^jj'^ •'^950? dVs .v, 

. ij'l?;; on-} D*3*]n ?]»pr7-!p xhsv ''&>^_ : oSi;^ ni»*p 
3^j?'p i^jj;^'! |jp .i^ajipp niv pix 

(On Sabbath,) 

.nniipn av^ ^1?:??^^ ♦'i"'^^? ^<P^-/3; y::'^ 
rrsK'p ♦;?'3fn dV) :ir»3i<^P"'^3P n3^' | 

»=ss» . . . ■ -> - ....... ■.-^ I^xs^ 



327 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

Reader. 

Praise ye the Lord, unto whom all praise belongeth. 
Choir and Congregation, 
Praised be the Lord, unto whom all praise be- 
longeth, now and for evermore. 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

SI. Yea, we praise thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of 
the Universe, who causest light and darkness to alter- 
nate, and promotest the peace and harmony of all 
creation. 

(On the Sabbath.) 

(All give thanks unto thee, and all utter thy 
praises ! All proclaim : None is holy like the Eter- 
nal ! All extol thee, Former of all, who givest light 
to the whole world and the inhabitants thereof.) 

Thou givest light unto the earth, gladdening those 
who dwell thereon, greeting us day after day with 
thy kindness and renewing the wonders of thy crea- 
tion. *'How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom 
hast thou made them all ; the earth is full of thy 
treasures." Thou art exalted, O King ! and to thee 
alone is reverential praise and glory due ; for the be- 
ginning of all things manifesteth thy greatness. O 
Lord Eternal, in thy infinite mercy have compassion 
on us, like as from old thou hast been our defence 
and our fortress, our shield and our refuge. 

(On the Sabbath.) 

(Nature's Master ceased from work on the seventh 
day, establishing thereon his throne of everlasting 
Majesty. Yea, with glory hath he crowned the day 
of rest, appointing the Sabbath for a day of spiritual 
delight. This is the sublime distinction of the seventh 
^1 day, that it proclaimeth the perfection of God's crea- 

^0^ 7— ... ' . ... - 



S»Nfi?r: iDj;*? nmjo S'n^an :V3 -ivi* ^i^*? 
^Ip.r^' i^'H^i^ nv^ .in^lp? 

c nnrip f-iKn Sj^i op^'a nxQii* i^s^o Tji^fl 



* ^ * 

si: 



I] nriN tjna .nSp ^^nxaf rsyi^j^f -iix-nii^p 

irni3{< -112^3 .ijsSd irnx .irSi^ nS'^n n-inn 

• riib'i/S'! .isV^'i id^S j;b*fS .S^sip'rT'pi 
nNrfi :n3nN3 ?]nnin ii^Vn h^t'^sti.^ a'pSi 

o dSij^S B^'inrN?!. .t];?-^' rfii^fy ninx'? 
nnqt?'j'i aVpi . ijnpn Nni^ni Snjn ?]tt^-|p a-Lt''^ 

I Ok T - : •• T : • : " t: 



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329 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



tion, and is the herald of the Lord, proclaiming the 
song of the Sabbath-day : How good is it to praise 
the Eternal!" Therefore should all his creatures 
bless and glorify him, and render homage and adora- 
tion to the Great Author of Nature, the Holy One, 
who vouchsafed unto his people the gracious boon of 
the Sabbath's sacred repose. Thy Name be sanctified, 
O Lord God ! and thy Majesty exalted, as in the 
heavens above, so on the earth beneath.) 

•X- -x- 

O that we could exceed in uttering thy praise, 
beyond all that thy handiwork declares ; yea, more 
than the heavenly luminaries unceasingly announce. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord, Author of refulgent light. 
Amen ! 



22, In thy inexhaustible love, O Lord our God ! 
didst thou give us spiritual light, causing it to shine 
upon us through thy benignity and grace. Our Father 
and King, as thou didst give thy law as a tree of life 
to our ancestors who trusted in thee, so be gracious 
unto us also, and incline our hearts to its sacred 
teachings, and instill within us the desire for knowledge 
and understanding, that we may perceive and compre- 
hend all its inculcations, and be enabled to learn and 
teach, to observe and practise them in devoted love. 
O ! illumine our eyes with thy Torah ! Cause us to 
love thy precepts, and let us so act in the love and fear 
of thy Name, that we may never be put to shame for 
our deeds. Unwavering is our trust in thy holy Name, 
that thou wilt gladden us through thy salvation. For 
thou, O God ! seekest the salvation of all mankind, and 
hast selected us from all nations and tongues to per- 
form thy service, by proclaiming thy unity in truth and 
love. Blessed be thou, O Lord, who hast chosen thy 
people Israel for a mission of love. Amen. 



DmDon DvS nnnc' nSsn 330 1 
y D n N ' "1 p 23- 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then Choir and Congregation 
repeat while standing.) 

:nnN nin^ 

TV T : 

(The Cong, take their seats , the Rabbi recites the following.) 

pi'rr :]^VP Dnnin vm :^]iN?p 

T|no5 ^i^^JJ^'s ri-i3-|) ^i^j.nS ori^^'^n : 

ni.vp "^^'J* ♦n'lVO"':'?* Wp^fi )^S3F"0^!^ •'^'0'': 
naySi dd'hSn ♦♦-nx nsn^S CDi*rr dddj* 

T : : ^ : v •* t: v t -: " : - v : v 

Dps iwn jn^fDi^? nS^^^l ^f^PC^pS ^1^5 
-nK ""^IN mm JonS on^innt^m * 



J 331 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



23. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. 

(This verse is said by the Reader, and then the Choir and Congrega- 
tion repeat it while standing.) 

Hear, Israel ! The Lord is our God; the 
Lord is One! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for evermore. 

(The Congregation take their seats, and the Rabbi recites the fol- 
lowing scriptural passages :) 

(Deut. vi. 4-9, xi. 13-21 ; Numb. xv. 37-41.) 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might 
And these words, which I command thee this day, 
shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy 
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy 
house, and upon thy gates. 

And it shall come to pass, that if ye will hearken 
diligently unto my commandments which I command 
you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve 
him with all your heart and all your soul, then will 
I send rain for your land in its due season, the first rain 
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, 
thy wine, and thy oil. And I will give grass in thy 
field for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 
Take heed of yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, 
and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship j 
them. For then the Lord*s wrath will be kindled 



Dni3Dn DvS nnnB' nSi n 332 

T : V I • T T T ; T T V ; • : • j- t - 

Qri^n^i ♦^p'ip?i 

.. V •• "": - t: ^ - ; • v ~; t t t ^- v : 

I -.-(T T <- -j- T - •• • V T 

DDHJ? *£)4?"^3^ riV'V ^C^'^ 0"'^^?'! 

D5'rj; nrix"! d???^? nrrx ninn nSi on^ Di-i^trj/i 
-nj< DnTj^i n^m fJi^pS JDri'lpN D'ir djtin 

Choir. 



# 333 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

against you, and he vi^ill shut up the heavens, that 
there be no rain, and the land will not yield her fruit, 
and ye shall perish quickly from off the goodly land 
which the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up 
these my words in your heart and in your soul, and 
bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt write them upon the dpor-posts 
of thy house, and upon thy gates. That your days 
may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in 
the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to 
give them, as the days of heaven over the earth. 

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, Speak 
unto the children of Israel, and bid them to make 
themselves fringes in the borders of their garments, 
throughout their generations, and that they put upon 
the fringes of the borders a thread of blue. And it 
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon 
it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, 
and do them ; and that ye seek not after the inclina- 
tions of your own heart and the delight of your 
eyes, in pursuit of which ye have been led astriCy. 
That ye may remember, and do all my command- 
ments, and be holy unto your God. I am the Lord 
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 

C/i o i r. 

11 The lord your God is ever true and faithful ! 



nin ")D^n .CD^p_i fiDj-i a*. 

| - : - I" -: •• •• I - v; t:. t - t v v: 

I |v T • v: 

?]n;;S5pi . pnqx xin nr»N) pjr'Nn j<in nns* npN 

ijfiSxj Dn^'SD •rjj'vpi ^J^ij n'^'^ i^'? 

t; |r : - : |- " |v|.- |t I •• 

.ri;fp3 f|iD-Qi> .ijnn|) dhdj;^ m^^pi •1^'p''^^f 

... . . - y . T T • : T t| -: - 

: dVs n:2Xi . nan nnplra . rh Sx-ib'* 

T \ ; T : T - T : • : t • | : t : • 

Choir and Congregation. 

:i'ip3 niXJ n303 'D dSx3 n303-^D 

T V I I - T : V T I T • t: • •• t 7 I t 

;njSd nW rhnn 



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24. True, firm, unshaken, and stable is this word 
unto us for ever and ever! yea, a truth unchangeable, 
a statute unalterable ! 

The past lays before us the truth, and makes us con- 
fident that what thou hast been to our fathers, thou 
wilt be to us, even a guide, protector, and redeemer, 
the Rock of our salvation, our Savior and Deliverer. 
From old such is thy name, and there is no almighty 
power save thine. 

It is a truth that thou art the first and the last, 
and without thee we have neither King, Redeemer, 
nor Savior. Thou didst give evidence of this in redeem- 
ing us from Egypt, and bringing us out of the house 
of bondage ; and wonderful was thy salvation at the 
Red Sea, when thou didst lead thy chosen ones safely 
through its foaming billows. 

The hearts of our ancestors were filled with emo- 
tions of gratitude for all this, and gave forth songs 
and chants, benedictions and thanksgivings unto thee. 
Fountain of life. Ever-existing God ! They witnessed 
thy lofty and sublime acts, thy great and awe-inspiring 
deeds ! They beheld that thou didst overthrow the 
haughty and raise up the lowly, that thou didst free 
the enslaved and redeem the depressed, O Helper 
of the needy and Hearer of the supplications of thy 
people whenever their petitions come before thee. 

Therefore did they utter praises to the God on 
High, blessed be he, yea, ever blessed. Even Moses 
and the children of Israel, in accents of joy, chanted 
the song of praise in unison, shouting : 

Choir and Congregation, 
Who among the mighty is like unto thee, O 
Lord ! Who is like unto thee, glorified in 
holiness, fearful in praised deeds, performing 
I wonders ! 



□m^DH DvS nnnjr rhsn 336 1 
D;n nD^-*?^ ;^D:r'*7 D'Sf<4 in^t?'' ncnq ni':?'' 

: T : 1- : • ; t •, -|- 

CAoir and Congregation. 



r ^ £2^ n 2 "I ^ 25. 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

I rrJo'? Dn*J3 'J37 n^^*j snJ'^oi .ni3N 'non n^in 

Choir. 

: D^n □♦nb?{ . D'*nn -laoa i^,?ri?l 
:Dnn5N* pa nnte •]m .p.^i ;;'^noi ifii^ T]Sp 
nnj< D»nD n*nD 'j'lj^ aSi^S "iisj nns* n. 

T - • - : T -{ T ^ : T - 

T]^DiD D^an D^pDia D^np rr^np d**D ^^5^5^ 
injit2{< D*ppi DniDN n^riDi o'Sin Nsm o'Sau ; 



1 337 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

Yea, the redeemed ones chanted a new song at the 
seashore when recognizing thy providence, and in 
united chorus did they acknowledge thy sovereignty, 
exclaiming : 

Choir and Congregation, 
The Lord will reign for ever and ever ! 
And thus it is recorded in the Holy Scriptures, 
Our Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is his name, the 
Holy One of Israel." Blessed be thou, O Lord, the 
Redeemer of Israel. 



S5. THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice. 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the Universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

Choir and Congregation, 
Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal ! who 
delightest in dispensing the blessings of life. Write 
us in the book of life, in order that we may proclaim 
thy mercy, O God of life. 

O Heavenly King! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. 

II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 



Choir. 

an^ "pj^'a im>< D^c^np^i^ 01^3 cdSi^I ^rw ^ij^j III. 

Choir and Congregation. 
D'«*f jnp Sip nD^;;^pt2^p prrn "n^^x Sn: ^^p? ^? Read. 

C7i^d7/r ^//^ Congregation. 

^jmx nD^3np ^3 •^-3'^^;^,^^?^') i^*?^*^ ^^i?^? 'l?^*p?? Read. 
S>i 2^lp.nri\ S^jnn .^ipDS 1^3 cdSu^h S3 S;^ fiS^? 

Choir and Congregation. 

?in3.i2?i . is^^^pj 'in^np D^nvj nvjS^ . >"iS^ t^j -ihi "^inS Read, 
la-^x i^npi Snj tiSn Sx o aSi^rS c^'^o^ o'3:d 2!rn^5< 

TIT It. t Iv|v vT T . T I- ■•■ : 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 



3! 339 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty acts ? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispen- 
sing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth ? 

Choir, 

Yea, who is like unto thee, merciful Father, who in 
mercy rememberest thy creatures to life ? 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 



III. We, on earth, will sanctify thy Name, as it is sanctified in the 
heavens above, accomplishing the words of the divine seer, and pro- 
claiming one to the other : 

Choir and Congregation, 

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts; the whole 
earth is full of his glory. 

Reader. Yea, in echoes loud and mighty does thy praise resound 
throughout thy vast kingdom, where the messengers of thy grace and 
grandeur herald thy majesty and proclaim thee blessed. 

Choir and Congregation, 
Blessed be the Majesty of the Lord in every place 
where it is manifested. 

Reader. Let the refulgence of thy Majesty appear unto all who seek 
thy glory and place implicit trust in thee, and O ! approxnnate the 
period when thou wilt be every where extolled from generation to 
generation, unto all eternity. Grant that we may behold this era, when 
'thy kingdom will be so happily established, even as written by the sweet 
Psalmist of Israel : 

Choir and Congregation, 
The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O 
Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah ! 

Reader. From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. 

(The Congregation are seated.) 




■1 



]1dWd?^' ''^^wio? .dWriDS^^^vo 

T (T T V ~ T 

ri^p5n? .^wSn^n^i .?]pS ^» 11:33 |n p5i 
.inSj;i Lunr'n .inpif'.n liS^ tDpnvi •^'.^''^n'? 



mm flints .Q*a;^n-b3,!: i^n-inanriK n'- 

ti t; |t t:-t ' ^- t t ' [t : - : r - 




^ 341 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

Grant therefore, O Lord our God ! that thy reverence | 
may pervade all thy works, and thy fear be spread | 
over all thou hast created ; that all mankind may bow i 
before thee in awe and humility, and unite with one 
accord, as a sacred brotherhood, to perform thy will 
in spreading brotherly feeling over all the earth. 
Verily do we know and acknowledge, O Lord our 
God, that thou art the Supreme Ruler of the universe; 
that thy power, thy might and thy excellence are 
evidenced in everything thou hast created. 

Grant also, that thy people Israel may everywhere 
meet with the appreciation due to their noble mission 
of spreading light and truth, to which they have faith- 
fully clung even in times of suffering and danger. 
Grant that the hopes of universal freedom and right, 
which their unwavering belief in thee inspires, may be 
everywhere realized. Then shall all the noble-minded 
rejoice in the triumph of truth, for wickedness shall be 
silenced in shame, and hostility among men shall pass 
away like vapor, when thou shalt banish all manner of 
strife and tyranny from the face of the earth. 

To thee alone shall all thy creatures then pay homage 
and ascribe sovereignty, realizing the words of the 
Royal Psalmist, "The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever; even thy G^od, O Zion! for all generations. 
Hallelujah !" 

Thou art holy, and thy name is awe-inspiring, for 
there is no God save thee ; and thus we read: "Exalted 
is the Lord of Hosts in judgment, and God, the Holy 
One, is sanctified because of the righteousness of his 
government." Praised be thou, O Lord! the Holy 
Ruler of the universe. 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
but also consecrate ourselves to thy service. ^ 



t| ; • T . . j.. •s.; T V T ; • : T T - ; 

.:]»^5S Sf^nif! }i"i?ri .i:*rni2.^ 

Din .CD^pnii ^^^) "^^l^*" •D'.'ni? in i:!^'ti''im 
*5 .ij;;!»j; ?]^S^t .u^^.'t^'im i^'/j^ orrii .ii:;ni 



.n^npi tD>.!2n"!:i ^:/3i .nn^< iz)^'^« rin^^ hi^ 

T ("J;- • -: -T «|- T - T- |v|v 

^2lt^ ?|'ppn n'pn^ JO?^-^ nsit^n ^in), 

n^sn^i pion5 ^tD'9D"^0 N*in nnri? *5 
• l^i^n^) n^n^ S^5i :5in3 ^jip^m? it:? 



% o43 Service for the Morning of the Dav of Atonement. ' % 

. . 1 — 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us (this Sabbath day and) this Day of Atonement, 
whereon thou forgivest the sins of thy repenting ser- 
vants,- — a holy convocation, reminding us of our mission 
from our going but from Egypt. 

O ! our God, and the God of our fathers ! we beseech 
thee to permit our memorial and the memorial of our 
ancestors, and of all thy people Israel^ to ascend and 
come before thee, so that we may abtain grade; favor 
and mercy, life and peace on this Day of Atonement. 

Vouchsafe untb us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy holy word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and compassion, 
so mayest thou save and compassionate us, whose eyes 
are ever directed to thee, our heavenly King, who 
rulest all mankind in mercy and love. 



O, God ! whose grace throughout the earth is known 
— to anger slow, af sweet compassion full — the way to 
the repentant thou hast shown — to turn to thee, Al- 
mighty, Merciful —Remember thou each day thy 
chosen seed, — unto their heartfelt cries incline thine 
ear, — O Lord of mercy ! when in direful need, — we 
humbly seek thy presence with ourprayer,^Turn from 
thy wrath, according to thy word— beneath the shadow 
of thy wings grant rest— as on that day thy heavenly 
voice was heard,— in clouds of never-ending mystery 
dressed. — Forgive bur sins, thy mercy now display; 
I O listen to our plaint, thy grace proclaim, — as when | 



nirr» I ninf 

IT : - : [•• T - i (••<;- T : - T ; 



*in»x omisNS non ism dd"> ">p':a 
nf^a 'Sip ir.?p'n "if5:i vw^^ ^^^''^''^^] 

I . nSnirr inpnv nixn|i|:' riysn? 'i\vrT ii;3i3 -ip^ji 



345 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. ^ 

the Meek one stood that hallowed day — and sought 
thy pardon by thy glorious Name ; as it is written : 

** And the Lord passed by before him and proclaimed, 
The Lord, the Lord God merciful and gracious, 
long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 
keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, trans- 
gression and sin.'* 

Forgive then our transgresssion and sin, and let 
us inherit thy grace. 

My God, my Savior, my Rock, my Stay, 
My horn of health, when dark my day. 
With the morning dawn unto thee I'm dra\i^n, 
I cry to thee, my Lord, this morning. 

This morning think of thy beloved^ 

The father of all that fear thee, 
Firm was his faith, in trials proved- — 

A guide to all who draw near thee. 
For his covenant's sake ! when with sin I break, 

Assist me ; hear my voice this morning. 

That morning thou tried'st his faith in thee 

In order to reward him. 
Thou mad'st thy covenant to guarantee 

That thou wouldst ever guard him. 
Thou didst accept with gracious love 
The vows he sent to thee above, 

Like the incense rising every morning. 

That morning thou mad'st his faith appear 

A star on mankind's track, 
When saying, Take thy son, thy dear. 
Nor keep thy offering back, 
There where these mountains rise, offer thy sacrifice, 
I Thy only lamb, — bring it at morning." I 

h^m^ — 



: xS?n iih) '^p r\ii np_ lS "ipxrn. ♦TtJ'j^^ in'p'i 

iy'iy) .inprr^ ^^V'? ^'^^I ^^'^ "^"^r ""P 
nTitrn nSp'?^ n^riN'n tinib'i^S rpDn Sj; Sd^ 

prr . orx nitres Dri'^^f DaS irpn 
:£DV73 'S? Din^pS n'?^5<p npS DJ<ni D*vit npS 

np;.! .o'lp 1^3 ipjfti r-^hn n^;?.? n?x "ip;^ 
3npK DVrr : D^rn 3K''ti ah) iJontvS nS^NO 

Nnpi .irnr rSj;! n^rr^ |3 np;)^ Tj^oqi ^p;i 
pn^^3 '3 Sn on* nrirr ha ri^*^'^ vSx 

rrn^p'f Dps .in»:ri nnn'p ii?ri rj'? Nip* 

.3-ip ^hii DXi 'fS^ ipnin, 1"'?'? "^p? 
DB^'^j jn^n :3"in DD53S rj>:i^S n?<7. n^pn n:?^] 
& np33i nN3 N^n 3-i;;3 .n5D3i nS '3 DnSxc"3 1 



% 347 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 

That morning his glowing love was proved. 

When hearing, Lord, thy voice. 
In sacred haste he onward moved ; 
How did his heart rejoice ! * 
Love made him decline from Nature's line, 
His zeal aroused him ere the morning. 

In the morning each prepared his heart 

To perform thy holy will ; 
Thus did they with their burdens start, 
Of redemption hopeless still. 
In obedience and awe, they went on till they saw 
Thy glory on the third day's morning. 

That morning he girt his loins with strength 

—A hero his heart commanding,— 
Made haste to achieve the deed at length. 
The ties of blood disbanding. 
He spake, **This day I'll bring my dearest offering; 
Ah, it shall see no more the morning." 

That morning thy compassion^s sun 

On Isaac, the beloved, shone ; 
When the angels called from heaven's land, 
" O, Abraham, withhold thy hand. 
Through Isaac be preserved thy seed." — 
O ye, all his descendants, heed 
His memory, till come your morning. 

This morning, O, let his pious deed 

For those that now approach thee plead — 
O, cleanse the hearts of all returning ; 
O, grant their prayer, who for thee yearning. 
Came yester-eve and again this morning. 

This morning give answer to their Cries; 

Free them from sin and suffering, 
Let the oblation to thee rise 

Their trembling lips are offering. 



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:")pb3 ")p33 naii -rw vS^x iN'sn om .on^ninN* 

l- l- |vi-_T t:--__'^_t - (• •• •• : - y •• -: 

— . : T* : |-' - t t \ : • 



',i^f2i;' D5t:'"t33 nn1^<"l .pj<n-SD o-Dtr Read. 

• T : • : t : | v|t t t 

•jwrr 15*? .fi*^)?p np.^V tr'ai^ 

♦n*DnV ^'i^ nvonS .ipn .idp Head. 
♦Tpn mvp h^; n'm . D»*n m vhy Dins 

• T • - T T : • • T T^T : 



1 349 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



Their father's merits lift up their spirits 
To bring their offerings, each morning, each morning. 

This morning be moved in love, O God, 

Send to our hearts release ; 
Our sins sink in oblivion's flood, 

And let their memory cease. 
Lord, from before thy face remove our guilt ; — no trace 

Remain thereof until next morning. 



{Reader.) O Lord, who judgest every land, 
And makest it on justice stand. 
Vouchsafe the gift of life and grace 
Unto the meek who seek thy face. 
Let this morning prayer rise 
Up to thee a sacrifice; 
(^Congreg.^ Like the offering once adorning, 

Lord, thine altars eve and morning. 

{Reader.) Truth is the raiment thou putt'st on, 
Thine is the kingdom, thine alone. 
If our deeds yield no fruit to reap. 
Think of our Sires who in Hebron sleep ; 
Their memorial, Lord, may rise 
Up to thee a sacrifice. 
( Congreg.) l^ike the offering, once adorning, 

Lord, thine altars eve and morning. 

(Reader.) Who load'st with grace our merits* scale, 
That life may over sin prevail, 
Unto thy people turn thy love. 
And let us in life's sunshine move. 
Mark us with thy mercy-sign, 
Let it on our foreheads shine : 
(Congreg.) Israel is the lamb adorning 

God's great altar eve and morning." 



(On Sabbath.) 

nnN*n^ inj;-!;? ti'^x .Di*n ty'ij:) ns^ Read. 

T \ : - • ; T , -„ , - T - 

-IT - • - V|.- "-T - - • 



.pty'a^ ptr'N") nuij^^'^niD .nn^on? 

Ntnp*! 12;^ D5;in:3 nin; . mns*^' 

T : •• ; 

T : T : 

jnpji rjNDm Ntr: d^sSkS ion nvj 

) ; T T - ; ^ - jv r ] • • t -. t v | v 

il;* |T : - ; I" T - : | • - t ; - t : 



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% o51 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 




(On the Sabbath.) 

{Reader,) Two messengers of truth divine 
This day, a sacred band, combine, 
The Sabbath Day, the prince of peace, 
KiPPUR that brings from sin release. — 
O Lord, when judging us this day. 
Let thy compassion's scepter sway, 
That we may sing, cleared in thy light : 

{Congreg.) " How pleasant, and how sweet the sight 
Of brethren who in peace unite 



Eternal King, enthroned on the seat of mercy, who 
rulest thy creatures in thy attribute of charity ! Con- 
scious of their sinfulness, thy people lift up their eyes 
unto thee, whose mercy is extended even unto sinners. 
Thou bestowest kindness unto all mortals, and dost 
not deal with them according to the measure of their 
evil deeds. In days of yore didst thou make known 
thy divine essence, through the meekest of mortals, 
even as it is written : " And the Lord appeared in the 
cloud, and standing there with him (Moses), proclaimed 
the name of the Eternal. 

And when the Lord passed before him, he called out: 
The Eternal! The Eternal ! 
is a gracious and merciful God, long-suffering and 
abundant in mercy and truth, showing kindness unto 
the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity, trans- 
gression and sin. 

Forgive then, O God, our sins and iniquities, and let 
us inherit thy divine mercy. ^ 



HYMN. 

Reader. 
Lord, enthroned in heaven, 
See, our hearts are riven 

With deep agony. 
Sorrow, grief, and anguish 
Make our powers languish, 

For we turned away from thee. 

Choir and Congregation. 
Woe, we turned away from thee. 

Reader. 

Should'st thou not forgive us, 
And from sin relieve us, 

Lord, undone are we. 
Oh, let not thy wrath sway; 
From our sinful pathway 

Lead us back again to thee. 

Choir and Congregation^ 
Father, lead us back to thee. 

Reader. 
Ah, we sigh, encumbered 
With our sins unnumbered; 

Whither shall we flee ? 
Like a reed we waver ; 
We have lost thy favor. 

For we turned away from thee. 

Choir and Congregation. 
Woe, we turned away from thee. 



853 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



Reader. 

'*Woe/' the soul deep sigheth, 
"At the threshold lieth 

Sin, the enemy. 
Teach me, Lord, to brave him ; 
Aid me to enslave him ; 

Lead us back again to thee/' 

Choir and Congregation. 
Father, lead us back to thee. 

Reader, 
Virtue's crown has vanished 
From our heads ; we're banished 

From thy Majesty. 
All our pleasures sicken. 
Nothing more can quicken 

Souls that turned away from thee. 

Choir and Congregation, 
Woe, we turned away from thee. 

Reader, 
But thou hast assured us, 
That when sins allured us, 

We to thee might flee. 
Lord, see our repentance ; 
Let thy pardoning sentence 

Lead us back again to thee. 



Choir and Congregation, 
Father, lead us back to thee. 



njoiyS nSoni Sinan 

j- -:- - : • : 5 • 

(Alternately between Reader, Choir and Congregation) : 

I T T - ; ||VT /T |- v: T - : I |r 

njj;i"i nnN"! .iJAn^jf nnx") ^jna^^ijx 

: nn.xi ^^nSrij . l:^' nnxi m 

: iJ7.t?i<^ nnx"! ijx .uin nm) ^jn^^i ijf^ 

VI.- - (•• - It • -; - ■• T T - : I : \r 

*^ •• : r-T |r t|-: - • r - : • t 



^» ,r]i)ph -ipiS ♦2^,-51 a'ip 't;; 



355 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



Our God and the God of our fathers ! O forsake 
us not. Cast us not off, nor put us to shame. Cease 
not thy covenant with us. Cause us to be drawn nearer 
to the fulfilhnent of thy law ; teach us thy command- 
ments ; show us thy ways ; incHne our hearts to fear thy 
name ; make our souls to love thee, that we may 
turn unto thee with a true and perfect heart, and be 
worthy to receive, in thy great name, forgiveness and 
pardon for our sins. 

(The following verses are said alternately by the Reader, the Choir 
and the Congregation.) 

For we are thy people, and thou art our God. 

We are thy children, and thou art our Father. 

We are thy servants, and thou art our Master. 

We are thy flock, and thou our Shepherd. 

We are thy vineyard, and thou our Guardian. 

We are thine inheritance, and thou our Portion. 

We are thy confiders, and thou art our Savior. 

We are thy work, and thou art our Maker. 

We are thy possession, and thou our Defence. 

We are thy subjects, and thou art our King. 

We are thy beloved, and thou art our Friend. 

We are thy followers, and thou art our Leader. 

We are full of sin, while thou art full of mercy. 
We and our existence are vanity and emptiness, while 
thou art the ever-living, ever-enduring God. We 
and our days are like a fleeting shadow, but thou art 
unchanging and never-ending. 

CONFESSION OF SINS. 

We beseech thee, O God, allow our petitions to come 
before thee, and hide not thyself from our supplications, 
for we are not so shameless of face or hardened, as to 
declare in thy presence, O Lord our God, and the God 
of our fathers, We are righteous and free from sin,'* 
for verily must we acknowledge that we have indeed 
P sinned. 



{^Reader and Choir. — The Congregation rise and repeat each wcrd.) 

• Wn .uSrj .ijijia .-ijotr'N} 

• Wtr's .irij; .ij-)pp 'i^lp? .iJvS .unp 
.^J3jj^.i7i .iJnpB'' N-^-i;^ 

(The Congregation are seated.) 



Great is our guilt. We have betrayed the confidence 
placed in us ; we have trespassed on the rights of others ; 
we have made use of defaming words ; we have per- 
verted what was right; we have wrongly condemned 
our fellow-men. We have been defiant and violent ; 
we have often devised iniquity ; we have planned evil 
and uttered falsehood; we have scornfully rejected and 
even contemned virtue. We have been rebellious 
against thy voice; we have been refractory, malignant 
and stubborn ; we have acted wickedly ; we have cor- 
rupted and have done abominably. We have not only 
gone astray, but have, alas ! induced others to err. 

Indeed, we have turned aside from thy commands, 
and been heedless of thy good injunctions framed for 
our benefit ; but now, we acknowledge the justice of all 
thy decrees over us,— that what thou doest is right, 
f while we have offended against thee. 



ll 357 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. | 

(The Congregation in silent prayer.) 

My God, when examining this day my conscience 
and investigating all my doings, my eyes are cast down 
in shame at the sad record. How often have I not 
acted against thy holy will, and requited with evil the 
manifold goodness bestowed on me. Ere yet I beheld 
the light of day wert thou mindful of me, and didst 
surround me with thy loving kindness. Yea, thou didst 
create me and breathe thy immortal spirit within me. 
Thou hast not forsaken me from the first period of 
existence, but hast reared and tended me with the close 
affection of a father, and the self-sacrificing love of a 
mother. All through my growth of body and develop- 
ment of intellect hast thou strengthened me; thou hast 
so directed my steps and led me in the paths of life, 
that I have been shielded from the manifold perils 
which beset me on all sides. In sickness thou hast 
healed me, and thy protecting care has removed far 
from me want and distress, by providing mG with the 
necessaries of life, yea, and often with its superfluities. 

But for more precious gifts have I to render heart- 
felt thanks unto thee, O God. It is through thy Pro- 
vidence, that I belong not to those who know thee not 
and reject thy law, but am one of thy sacred heritage, 
firm in the belief in thee, — acknowledging the truth that 
thou, O Eternal, art the Only One, and enabled by thy 
revealed word to traverse the paths of piety and chas- 
tity, wisdom and virtue. 

I feel how unworthy I am of all the kindness and 
truth thou hast shown thy servant. For how have I 
repaid these mercies ? The soul which I received from 
thee pure and unblemished, I have defiled with my im- 
pure heart, polluted with my evil deeds, tainted with 
the blackness of sin. I have offended against thy holy 
will, despised thy sacred law, disregarded thy whole- 
some ordinances. Yea, I have sinned with heart and 
lips, in word and deed, not alone going astray myself, I 



Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 358 H 



but also leading others astray, — not alone yielding to 
temptation, but also leading others, into temptation. 

Therefore do I stand here before thee, scarcely dar- 
ing to raise mine eyes unto thee, because my sins have 
increased above my head, and my guiltiness grown unto 
the heavens." When I venture to weigh myself in the 
balance with thee, verily do I perceive my deficiency, — 
that as thou art perfect so am I defective — as thou art 
pure and holy, so am I unclean and corrupted. Whither 
shall I flee from before thy spirit, where hide myself 
from thy face ? It is only on thy mercy I dare cast 
myself, under the shadow of thy wing that I can find 
refuge and shelter. Thou hast no pleasure in chastise- 
ment, but dost delight in forgiveness, — thou desirest 
not to destroy the sinner, but to rescue him from his 
evil ways. Thou callest me unto repentance and refor- 
mation, O grant me time therefor, — take me not from 
this earth until I shall have atoned for my sins, made 
reparation of the wrongs I have committed, and pre- 
pared myself for the great day of judgment. 

O! Do thou help me, that I may return unto thee 
with a perfect heart. Open my bosom unto thy teach- 
ings ; plant in the depths of my soul thy fear, and guard 
me against all manner of temptation. Be thou with 
my mouth and with my heart, that I may sin no more 
with my tongue. Let falsehood find no lurking-place 
within my breast, that my heart may remain pure and 
undefiled before thee. Grant me the enjoyment of thy 
grace in future, decree on my dear ones and myself all 
manner of good, and avert evil from us, with all who 
trust in thy name ! Lead me in thy counsel while I 
remain on this earth ; and when thou callest me away 
from this temporary abode, O give me a share among 
the pious who have found eternal peace with thee. 

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of 
my heart be acceptable in thy presence, O Lord, my 
Rock and my Redeemer. Amen ! 





359 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



What shall we say before thee, who dwellest on 
High, or what shall we utter before thee, who art 
enthroned above the spheres ? Thou dost, indeed, 
know everything, what is secret as well as what is 
manifest ; thou knowest the mysteries of eternity, and 
the most carefully concealed secrets of all living. 

Thou searchest the remotest recesses of our souls, 
and probest all our thoughts and aspirations. There 
is no word that can escape thy cognizance, no deed 
that can be hidden from thy sight. 

We therefore beseech thee, O Lord our God and the 
God of our fathers, to vouchsafe unto us forgive- 
ness for all our sins, remission for all our offences, 
pardon for all our transgressions which we have com- 
mitted before thee in thought, word, and deed, — | 




nnN-»3 .i^S-niDS .ijS-Sna .ijS-nSo .nin^So 

T - • IT V - |T - : |T - ; • ; 

) iv t • T : V j v - : T - : t 



n^tr^'a nriD win ")iox3 .ri^ry n^jio 

I T : V • T • T T T I 4 V ^- | V ' 

D5p2< "intp"*? J^.p CDi'5 'i^'^ll 

IJaS "inDl 'SqiX Ss^b?: inpery -icnp^ 

^"ii^ii^^i, i^'pU'W,'? D^iD\ SniD tj^p npj< r]n3 



361 Service for the Morning of Day of Atonement. ^ 



i 



whether by the force of external influences, or our own 
free volition, — whether openly or in secret, — presump- 
tuously or through error. Forgive, remit, and pardon 
them all, O Lord of pardon, who art ever merciful and 
ready to forgive, — full of love and abundant in kind- 
ness unto all who call upon thee in truth. 



O our God, and the God of our fathers ! Forgive us 
our sins on this day of (Sabbath rest and) Atonement ! 
Blot out our transgressions and obliterate our guilt 
from before thine all-seeing eye, as it is said, " I, even I, 
will blot out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and 
will not remember thy sins." And furthermore do we 
read : I will make vanish like a cloud thy transgres- 
sions, and like vapor thy sins ; return unto me, for I have 
redeemed thee." And again it is recorded : " For on 
this day shall he absolve you to cleanse you ; from all 
your sins before the Lord shall ye be clean." 

O our God, and the God of our Fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy command- 
ments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, and 
grant us joy through thy salvation. (Permit us to enjoy 
thy holy Sabbath in full love for thy Holy Name.) 
Purify our hearts that we may serve thee in truth, for 
thou wilt forgive Israel, even as thou wast a God of 
mercy and pardon in all generations, and there is no 
atoning power save thine. Praised be thou, O Lord, 
who year after year, on this day, renewest in our hearts 
an abiding confidence in thy attribute of pardon ; O 
Ruler of all the earth, who hast assigned the power of 
sanctification to (the Sabbath,) Israel, thy priestly 
people, and this Day of Atonement. 



n5DN*3 Dn'^Siii <hir^^ ir rtS?^ ^» nvn v. 

,.. ... t - t |t : (--; 

JTj'p unp oSipo .^I'^DD isp-xS ^5 

:?]nn5 ♦i^-Ss d^^id o^^rh 
DitsD n:ii< tjna .nSp i^nn^i^i ijn^itj'> Skh 

V |v .. : - T T : - I- -:t |- " - |" v: 

1 1] :]onnt .n^0N3 !qtrnp dj^ mtiD .VJni pnM | 



& 



1 363 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



V. O Lord our God, bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel. Accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone we offer 
reverence and adoration. Amen ! 

VI. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail ; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
and trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives. 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy 
covenant. 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnly pronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : ''The Lord 

^ ^ 



j-^T • -: V jv T I T T : t t 

inNO ij^DN .ns2;^SN-»£r'-SD^;^i 
D'»n mm ■'i:*nSN " nnj ?i»j3 niNa o .?i'ji3 

I" v; t: jT t r t ] Jvt : • | jvt 

T : • - ! • -: -: it: | t t : v V - -. r : 

•• T • : •• T • T T T . - T : T T ; • - V | - : 



(Every verse is said by the Reader and repeated by tbe 
Congregation. — On Sabbath this prayer is omitted,) 

tri'^^h i^NDH ijsSd ii*pi< ««• 

:?|ptp \y^ph ijp;^ nt?')^^ ijsSd u^px 
tnniD nitt' ir^Si; tr'in ijjp'^o 
n^NiThn SdS nrjSjr" nKian nS;^n i^d'^o ij^dn 

...... T ; T •• : T : ■■ : - r- t 



- ' - 

865 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



bless and preserve thee ! The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ! The Lord 
lift up his countenance unto thee,and give thee peace!" 

VIL We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

And especially on these solemn days of penitence 
do we pray thee to remember and inscribe us, and all 
the people of the house of Israel, in the book of life, 
blessing, peace, and prosperity. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, the never-failing fount of 
peace. Amen! 



(The following sentences are each said by the Reader and repeated 
by the Congregation. On the Sabbath they are omitted.) 

26. Our Father and King ! We have sinned before 

thee. 

Our Father and King! We pay allegiance to none but 

thee. 

Our Father and King! Grant us favor for the sake of 

thy name. 

Our Father and King ! Send unto us a happy New Year. 
Our Father and King ! Remove far from us all diseases 

and afflictions. 



m ■ ■ - ■ 

Dnidon DvS nnn'^r nSan see | 

I- T : - i - : I - : - ) t 

l^^i^h DID pi^t? l^jS^O 

jD'DiD D^-^rr i:)3n3 1:13^0 

...... . |- : T I - ! - r T 

:nior "i-jd*: 'j^nns i^sSd 
:nS'nai nn'So nsoa mro ijsSd 

T • : T • : V I- ; | • : i )•• ; • |- t 

iti^rim nW-i nsp? upins ^sSd 
nrSr DH-ii Din liSip i^Dtr iJsSo ir^x 
i^ypm ^:^\ ^y)>}Ji '^'ion ij3^d ir3i< 
D*4i"in |j;p^ nb'j!^ i^sS? 
-S); D.»D5i B^'JS^ jj^p^ ntj'j;^ iJpSo i^»;3i< 

j<ii:ni ni3"iD SiiJrr |;;pS nir;?^ lis"?!? o»3i< 

• : V |v T I T T ; 



367 Service for the Morning of the Day of Atonement. 



Our Father and King ! Strengthen us in our resolution 

of sincerely returning unto thee. 

Our Father and King ! Pardon and forgive all our sins. 

Our Father and King ! Vouchsafe unto us a memorial 

of blessing before thee. 

Our Father and King ! Inscribe us in the record of 

a happy and peaceful life. 

Our Father and King ! Grant us an ample supply of sus- 
tenance during the present year. 

Our Father and King ! May our lives be marked with 

merits. 

Our Father and King ! May we obtain full pardon and 

forgiveness from thee. 

Our Father and King ! Grant us redemption and sal- 
vation. 

Our Father and King ! Listen to our supplications and 

have compassion on us. 

Our Father and King ! Spare us, our children, and our 

little ones. 

Onr Father and King ! Remember unto us the virtues 

of those who suffered death in 
declaring the unity of thy name. 

Our Father and King ! Remember unto us the virtues 

of those who went through fire 
and through water for the sanc- 
tification of thy name. 

Our Father and King ! Deal with us mercifully for the 

sake of thy great and sublime 
Name, which it is our mission 
to make known. 

Our Father and King ! Be gracious unto us and answer 

us, for we rely not on our own 
merits, but on thy mercy and 
goodness alone. O save us ! 



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THE EEADmG OF THE TORAH 

FOR 

THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. 



THE TAKING OUT OF THE TORAH. 

(Before the Ark is opened, the Choir and Congregation say :) 

None is like thee among 4v-^v* ^♦v* 
all powers, O Lord, and ^ J i ^ i 

nothing like thy works. :n^£J^Jt?33 J*^^] 

Thy kingdom is a kingdom * " li. -i 

of all ages, and thy rule D^pW^-'-JS 
exists in every generation. ^ » » 

The Lord reigns; the J '^l^"^^^ 

Lord did reign ; the Lord .f t ^ t 

will reign for ever and r t: I t't t.- | vjT n 
ever. The Lord will give .^,^^,^1, „ . qL,^L, 
strength unto his people, • -"^ ^ * 

the Lord will bless his jQ'j'^jj^^ lISi^Tl}^. Tt*!!!* 
people with peace. ^ * " *' » ""^ = 

(The Ark is opened, and the Reader says :) 

Arise, O Lord! let thy.TjtsnM ,\\ H^lj^ 

enemies be scattered and ' i-^- ' 
thy haters flee before thee. ♦ ^^P^ ^'^^W 
For from Zion comes forth ^ ^^j^ ^^j^ ^.^^ ,3 

the law, and the word of * ' ........ 

the Lord from Jerusalem. :C)T^*n*p 



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369 The Reading of the Torah for the Day of Atonement 

Reader, 

O Lord! O Lord ! the c^^T^ HlH^ I ni.T 
immutable, eternal Bemg, - t , r t 

the Omnipotent God, mer- npfl Dr'^N TTn^< njm 
ciful and gracious, long ' f* r ' * ' 
suffering and abundant in D^5?>?7 "1?[7 JnO?<V 
beneficence and truth, _ 

keeping mercy even unto ^.V^fll ^^B^SX pij Kt?^j 
the thousandth generation, — - - ♦*7*^«l«i 

forgiving iniquity, trans- 1 
gression and sin. ! 

(The Congregation say the following in silent prayer.) 

Almighty God! Sovereign of the universe! Be 
pleased to accord us the fulfilment of our wishes, long- 
ings and desires. Above all do we beseech thee, to 
forgive our sins and those of our household, to vouch- 
safe unto us in love and mercy a full reconciliation 
unto thee. O cleanse and purify us from all manner of 
iniquity, remember us for salvation, and bless us with 
a long and happy life, full of peace and rest. 

Cause thy countenance to shine upon us, and sustain 
us from thy beneficent hand, so that the bread we eat, 
and the raiment we put on, may be granted to us in 
abundance, and be enjoyed by us in dignity and honor, 
every day of our lives. Freed from worldly anxiety, 
may we be enabled to follow thee and thy holy law 
with serenity of mind and heart. Send us healing and 
recovery from all pain and anguish ; bless the work of 
our hands with prosperity, and save us from reverses 
and afflictions. Promote the welfare of our country, 
send happiness to her rulers and inhabitants, and satisfy 
us all with thy bounteous care. 

Let my prayer come before thee at an acceptable 
hour. Answer me, O God ! in thy infinite goodness, and 
vouchsafe unto me thy abundant salvation. Amen ! 



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370 I 



(The Rabbi before the Ark.) 

Be praised, O Lord of the universe, for the priceless 
treasure of thy law which thou hast given us. We 
stand here before the open ark of thy Covenant, as 
humble and faithful worshipers at its sacred shrine. 
We bow before thee and thy law which is a reflection 
of thy holy spirit, and pay homage only to thee, for 
we put not our trust in man, nor rely on any being to 
whom divinity is ascribed, yea, but in thee alone, 
gracious Father, do we place our hopes. We know, 
O God, that thou art truth — that thy law is truth, thy 
prophets are proclaimers of truth, and that thy every 
action is founded on love and truth. 

Be pleased, O Eternal, to open our hearts to receive 
thy sacred word, that we may understand its blissful 
ideas, and with love perform its injunctions. And as we, 
on this holy Day of Atonement, send up to thee our 
prayers from the depth of our hearts, O hearken unto 
us, and grant us whatever will ennoble our lives,— 
whatever will create and preserve the peace and 
serenity of our souls. Amen ! 



(The Torah is taken out, and the Reader, on elevating it, chants the 
following verses, which are repeated by the Choir and Congregation.) 

Hear, O Israel, the Lord ^^,p|L,^ S^nb** J^aC^' 

is our God, the Lord is '' •• t: • - : 

one! '""7^^^ 

One is our God, great L-^^^^ lyrlSx "in^J 

our Lord, holy is his r i .. t . 
name ! 

{/deader alone.) 

Magnify the Lord with ^j^f^^^^^ „l, 
me, and let us together ' • * ' ' *' 

extol his name ! JHr^! I2£i^ 



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Choir and Congregation, 
Thine, O Lord, is the ^ ^^-^^^^^^ ^ ^^L,-, „ -L, 
greatness and the power, ^ = ' • t ..; - t: 1 1 
the victory, glory and ma- nlnni .HV^.D! .jTlJ^OrinT^ 
jesty, even all that is in the L, ^ ^^^^'^ 
heaven and on the earth. I vitt (-t - 
Thine, O Lord, is the king- . {^JtS^Jnani . ii:)7D£;n 

y o ....... TrT:--T: 

dom, and thou art exalted ^ mV*^U U'^^U 

as Chief over all. ' ™ 

(The Reader having unfolded the Torah, elevates it and says :) 

This is the Torah which n")lnD riK'H 

Moses set before the child- ^L^j^^^/,^^^^^!, j-^^q 
ren of Israel, by command - t .• • •• : •• : • v 
of the Lord. »5 
Choir and Congregation. 
Blessed be he, who in ^^^L, j^-,^^.^ .^^^ 
his holiness hath given the ^ J '' 

Torah to his people Israel ! : Wlj:)? vJ^'IC't 

(The Congregation assume their seats.) 



BENEDICTIONS FOR THE READING 
OF THE TORAH. 

(Before reading.) 

Praise ye the Lord, unto ; Tji^Dn ♦♦"m 13"13 
whom all praise belongeth ! ^^Z^ m ^^^3 
Praised be the Lord for ' t'-'t ; I t s - ts | t 
ever and ever ! i^l^ 1^ ri7.?< nflN T]n3 

We praise thee, O Lord. ^^,31,^3 , DSl^^rr 

Ruler of the universe, who i'' V'' " 
hast chosen us from among ""^J* li^'l^"?!?! •O'^J^O'''^^ 
all nations to give us thy „ j^^^ ^^-,3 ^r\'-\\?S 
law. Blessed be thou, O ' " ' ^ \ 

# Lord, our divine lawgiver. * ^ t*' - ^ 



(The portion of the Torah having been read, the following is then 

said : ) 



our 



We praise thee, O Lord .,»^L^ „ ^ ^ 
r God ! Ruler of the uni- I. 
verse, for having given us -p^ ^qL,^^^ ^L^ 

a law 01 truth, whereby a ' 'i' • "= t ' t i .-i.- 
tree of life is planted in our ^^■^ wrj-, , -^-^^J rilln IjS 
midst. Blessed be thou, O ' • - : . .: - it 
Lord, our divine lawgiver. nr»N Tjn3 .IJplil? ^'D^ 



n-nnn n^np 



- V V T : V I - |-.. T- T : •• : • t t ; | t . 

♦3 mi ih] p'^ri-hv. ri"i33n nD''i3S 

:m»5 n;;5i "iidi | 



1 373 nninn nf^np -no' ^ i 

nin| ^^£3*7 Dnx "t'dj^H) tDy^it^n 'ii^f-nii nph\ 

PO^ anj:3ni :br.:<r);j7 -irT?;^ nph im h^i 

-iD^' StiSfrS Snjin vS;^ nSi; -I'^b^m jmtsn 

T T : • - •• T^:- - - : t^t •• - : t : •• : • - 

m»5P N*3n'! np3^D»s3D nirpj:) vjipri wfei m;n» 
I nop") nin* 'jpS t:''«n-S);^ ni^pn-n^? jri^"i. ••np'^Q'? 

riDnp n-ii33rr ♦Jis-Sy nrni nan d'id npSi 
nb'jr nb^r^ n^^iiVrrao-'^x 

- : T V - T V T : '.'It * 

'h:; -1951 ' jni:^3rr ♦^oSi nifp?D:S); ink rrmi inn 
Dnxtsn-S^S Dn'^^c-^siDi S^n'::'' n:\*ODD t:''"ipn 
tonjjtpp rjinp £Dn^< p^n n];"ia nb'j;*. pi 
tr-j-js nnpS i.^n? n:;.ia bri;;o 1 n^nn^S D'lrr'^si 
I :b>»N{n'?''bnp-S3nj;5')in'3n:;2in:i^5n5^ 



*1 



minn n^np mo 374 1 

nph) rhj; liD^i nin^-^^sb n-^'t^ nsfsn-Sj* ^yn 

|-t: t^t V • : t ; •• ; • v - 1" : • - v ri: 

;3'5p n,3?arr nijnp-?;; in.)*) Ti^b^n □'irqi "isrr did 

T V : •• T ; • •• ; t v t't t - ; • : 

n^^^n ti^'iNTS;; fail 00^^^211-^:5^ dd W3 

fnni :d^' Dn»in\ tyi|::D t^^nS nr*>< "i^n 

: oyn 1)1:^) nj^5 Di^O n^riiJ^l iM^i^'M*^ 

fDll D5?» Qflk fjltyDI :D^-l3-n5^1 D'lb? 

T :t : V-: v t I • 'It- t : 

^ 13^.0 B^'l^S "'IB'il^ ^^.''^^'^ ^P-';''? Dp? I 



375 nnmn nxnp -no 

•— : t; V T t t : t : v - ; - %• 

JT s • T : "i • V •• - • V : V 

-n^{ kV^P'^V^i ink irisrr :dSi)^ 

narr B'n^i V5X ntin ]ri^h it 

~ : T I *" J V T T :jT : - : 

niv ">??^i<3 '^T'i nrrN oni^Dn-Ssa 

T • V - TT- T - T* "t;« 



BENEDICTIONS FOR THE HAF- 
TARAH. 

We bless thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, who didst select holy prophets and wast pleased 
to inspire their words in truth and faithfulness. 

We praise thee, O Lord our God, for having chosen 
thy servant Moses, and through him thy people Israel, 
to perform the divine mission of spreading truth and 
justice. 

(Isaiah Ivii. 14, to Iviii, 14.) 

And he says, Level, level, clear the way, lift up 
every stumbling-block out of the way of my people. 
For thus says the High and Lofty One, whose name 
J is, The Ever-abiding and Holy: High and holy do I 

^^50^ — ^ 



= - 

H The Reading of theTorah for the Day of Atonement. 376 J 

abide — and with the contrite and low-spirited, to revive 
the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the hearts of 
the contrite. For not for ever will I contend, and 
not always will I be wroth, for before me the breath 
of life must faint away, and the souls I have made. 
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and 
I smote him, hiding my face and being wroth, for he 
went wayward in the way of his own heart. His ways 
have I seen, and I will heal him, and lead him and 
restore comfort unto him and those that mourn with 
him. The Lord, the creator of the flow of the lips, says, 
Peace, peace ! be he far or near, and I will heal him.'* 
But the wicked are as the stirred-up sea when it cannot 
rest, and its waters stir up mire and dirt. No peace, 
says my God, to the wicked ! 

Call aloud, withhold not ; like a trump raise thy 
voice, and tell my people their transgression, and the 
house of Jacob their sins. Whereas they seek me day 
by day, and desire to know my ways ; as a nation that 
did righteousness, and never abandoned the ordinance 
of their God, do they ask of me the ordinances of justice, 
— the presence of God do they desire. " Why fast we, 
and thou seest not ; afflict our souls, and thou takest 
no knowledge?" — Behold on your day of fast, you 
seek after your pursuits, and all your ill-gotten gains 
do you exact. Behold, for strife and feud fast ye, and 
for smiting with the wicked fist ; you fast not, it is clear, 
for making your voice to be heard on high. Is such 
the fast I choose? a day, when man afflicts his soul? 
Bending the head, like a bulrush, couching on sackcloth 
and ashes — do you call this a fast and a day acceptable 
to the Lord ? Behold, this is the fast I choose : to 

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377 The Reading of the Torah for the Day of Atonement. 



undo the shackles of violence, to loosen the bands of 
subjugation, and to let the oppressed go free, and that 
ye break every yoke. Behold, to deal to the hungry thy 
bread, that thou bring the needy wanderer into a house ; 
when thou seest one naked, that thou cover him, and 
hide not thyself from thy own flesh. Then shall break 
forth like the morning dawn thy light, and thy healing 
shall speedily prosper, and thy righteousness shall go 
before thee, — the glory of the Lord be thy rearward. 
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer ; thou 
shalt cry, and he shall say, " Here am L*' If thou remove 
from thy midst subjugation, the stretching out of the 
threatening finger, and speaking wickedly ; and thy 
soul deal freely to the hungry, and thou satisfy the 
afflicted soul : then in the dark shall shine thy light, 
and thy gloom be like the noon-day. And the Lord 
shall lead thee continually, and satisfy in drought thy 
soul, and thy bones shall he strengthen, that thou be 
as a well-watered garden, and as a spring whose waters 
fail not. And out of thy midst they shall build up 
ancient ruins ; what former generations have founded, 
thou shalt rear up, and thou shalt be called, " The 
repairer of breaches. The restorer of paths to sit on." 
If thou keep back, for the sake of the Sabbath, thy foot 
from following thy pursuits on my holy day, and thou 
call the Sabbath a delight, the day sanctified by the 
Lord — the honored one, and honor it in not doing thine 
own ways, not seeking after thy pursuits and speaking 
vain words ; then shalt thou find delight in the Lord, 
and I will cause thee to mount the heights of the 
earth, and to enjoy the heritage of Jacob thy father; 
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it. 



Reading of the Torah for the Day of Atonement. 378 

We praise thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, the Rock of all ages, our reflige in all times, the 
righteous Judge of all generations ! Yea, thou art 
faithful in fulfilling thy word, in performing what thou 
hast promised, in accomplishing all thou hast spoken, 
because thou art the embodiment of truth and justice. 

Faithful art thou, O Lord, and faithful is thy word 
which thou didst impart to us through the mouth of 
thy inspired seers. None of them shall return back 
fruitless, for thou art a righteous and merciful God. 

We render thee our thanks, O Lord, not alone for 
the sacred teachings of thy holy prophets, but also for 
the festive days which thou hast sanctified, that we may 
enlighten and elevate ourselves, through_thy blessed 
word. Amen ! 

REPLACING THE TORAH IN THE 
ARK. 

(The Congregation rise, and the Reader, taking the Torah, says :) 

Let us all praise the „ QtJ'-m^ !\^^-^♦ 
name of the Lord, for his y. ~^ ^^J'J.. 

name alone is excellent. ♦ ■\'r^^^ lOB^ DJtJ'J 

Choir and Congregation, " •' • t : • 

His majesty extends over ^.^.y, »«v».l„« 
earth and heaven. He exalt- '^-P^/ Pi? ~* 
eth the horn of his people— tV7r\]ri . 1S;?7 pp. Q")*! 
a praise to all his pious i ' » "'r 

servants, even to the child- 7X"l,t?^» 'jn? . VTpq-^D^ 
ren of Israel, the people he , fc,«LL._ i^--,^ r-,. 

hath drawn nigh unto him. ^ ♦ * ^^~R 

Hallelujah ! 

(The Torah being returned to the Ark, the Reader says :) 
Return, O Lord, to the »»,Lv4 t_<K>«*« «« ««k..j 

many thousands of Israel. ^^^^1 I! 

Turn us, O Lord, towards ^^^s^ JlJ^^tT'il : H'N^tT^ 

thee, and we shall be i* * - t; • 

turned ; renew our days, as : Dip? I^^O* ^^ItJ^JI 

thou didst promise of old. ' ^ " ' ^ • 

(The Ark is closed, and the Congregation take their seats.) 



f 



The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 



MEMORIAL SERVICE 

FOR THE DEAD. 



Rabbu 

Brethren and Sisters, let us exalt our hearts and 
attune our souls for this most solemn service on this 
sacred day. Let us compose our minds, and collect 
our thoughts, as we renew in our hearts the cherished 
memory of the dear ones, who have been gathered to 
their fathers. 

May this hour of devotion be unto us a thrice 
blessed one. Amen. 

Choir. 

Soar up, my soul ! Depart this dale 

Of death, and dark, and dust; 
High heavens open and unveil 

Their beauty bright, august. 
Clothed in the glory of their deeds 

The good, at God's high throne, 
Receive the blissful fruits of seeds 

They here, on earth, have sown. 
Gain strength, my soul, and let this view 

Soothe unto peace thy breast ; 
Soon shalt thou too,— my soul, thou too— • 

Beneath His shadow rest. 

Rabbi, 

Almighty God! Ruler over life and death! Thou 
hast called forth the immeasurable universe out of 
naught ; thine omnipotent word has adorned it with 
beauty and splendor, and thy living breath has animated 
it with living bodies of innumerable forms : but above I 
rail, man stands pre-eminent. Him hast thou created % 



The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 380 ^ 

in thine image, and given dominion over all the works 
of thy hand ; thou hast kindled in him the divine spark 
of understanding, that he may recognize thine omni- 
potence and greatness in the things which thou hast 
made. Yet, has it also pleased thine unfathomable 
wisdom to assign a limited existence to every being ; 
and to the life of man thou hast likewise set its bounds. 
From the day of his birth does he run to meet death, 
and as the flower fades, and the worm decays, so does 
man sink into the grave and return to kindred dust. 

And yet, Almighty God, thou hast not called thy 
creatures into life to deliver them up to destruction ; 
no being is annihilated ; naught perishes which thy 
creative hand has formed. Things go down to rise in 
a new shape. There is not an atom, not a particle that 
has lost its existence, since thy divine will did mould 
it. How, then, can man, the masterwork of all crea- 
tion, be annihilated through death ? And wouldst 
thou, the ever creating and ever restoring God, extin- 
guish the spirit that in him lives, — a part of thy own 
essence ? — No ; thou liftest his soul up unto thee, and 
it is only the frail covering that encompassed it while 
on earth — it is only the body that is placed to rest in 
the earth and returns unto the dust whence it was taken. 
In that natural tabernacle sleep all that have preceded 
us since the beginning ; there is it where our dear ones 
repose who departed this life — our parents and our 
kinsmen, our friends and associates. But only their 
bodies moulder in the grave — their souls have returned 
unto thee, O God. And so shall we, in due time, pass 
away to be reunited with those who were our guides 
and guardians in this earthly state. 

Death is unto us but the beginning of a purer and 
better existence. In the blissful habitations of peace on 
high, no earthly covering confines the sublime spirit. 
There shall we see, in bright clearness, what was here 
enveloped in the veil of mystery. Why, then, should we 



f 381 The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 




fear death, which but brings us unto a better life ? 
What though we leave behind us earthly treasures ; 
there others await us that never decay nor perish. 

** O, how great is thy goodness which thou hast laid 
up for those who fear thee, and which thou hast wrought 
for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men. 
How precious is thy kindness, O God ! and the children 
of men that seek shelter under the shadow of thy wings, 
they will enjoy the abundance of thy house, and of thy 
stream of delight thou wilt give them to drink. For 
with thee is the well-spring of life ; in thy light shall 
we see light.*' 

O, merciful Father ! In the light of this blissful truth 
which thou hast revealed unto us in thy law, — under 
the inspiration of the sublime idea of immortality, we 
this day turn our eyes toward the happy regions of the 
hereafter, to rehearse before thee the memory of those 
near and dear to our hearts who were permitted to dwell 
among us, until they were called to their eternal home. 

With heartfelt emotion, O bountiful Father, do we 
remember in thy august presnce, the authors of our 
existence — our dear parents, whom thou hast taken 
away from the scene of their earthly career. We call 
to mind the love and solicitude with which they tended 
and watched our childhood, ever mindful of our welfare, 
ever anxious for our happiness. O, with what security 
did we repose on their hearts which throbbed with love 
for us ! With what beauty did life blossom for us under 
their tender care ! With what anxiety did they strive to 
shield us from evil, both bodily and spiritual ! Their 
wise counsel guided us, their bright example illumined 
for us the path of virtue and piety. Untiring were their 
endeavors through wise and gentle training to ennoble 
our hearts, to instruct our minds, and to direct and 
regulate our moral conduct. They have bequeathed 
unto us their blessing, and it rests on us to this day. 
Even thy gifts, O God, have we received from their § 





The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 382 

hands ; the light of intellect that shines within us, was by 
them kindled ! the ardor that glows in our bosoms, was 
by their living breath aroused ; what we achieve, is their 
work, and what we are, have we become through them. 

Husbands and wives remember the tender bonds 
formed in thy presence, O God, which they kept in faith 
and holiness, as long as thy goodness permitted them 
to live here in the most intimate of all the associations 
of life. With tearful eyes and sad emotions, the bereft 
spouse calls to mind the features of the departed com- 
panion. The remembrance of affectionate and faithful 
devotedness, that united them amidst the manifold 
vicissitudes of life, is this day awakened in the survivor's 
heart, ennobling and purifying all its affections. 

Fathers and mothers also remember, this day, those 
most precious of all thy bounties, O Lord ; they remem- 
ber their children who departed in early youth, whose 
smiling faces seem, as if yet beaming with filial love 
and gratitude, bringing to them such sweet delight, — 
beings whose intellectual and physical growth was to 
them a source of joy and rejuvenescence. In cheer- 
fulness had they anticipated the realization of the bliss- 
ful hopes which they placed upon the darlings of their 
hearts, when, alas ! death plucked the tender flowers, 
and naught was left to the bereaved parents, but the 
blessed pictures smiling upon them from the celestial 
heights. 

We remember also, O Lord, all the pious and virtuous, ' 
who, when among us, were the promoters of all that is 
noble and great. They scattered good seeds upon this ■ 
earth, and spread rich blessings which we still enjoy. 
Their names remain unforgotten in the memory of man- 
kind ; they have reared within our hearts, everlasting 
monuments that proclaim their exemplary actions and 
blissful achievements. Yea, the wise shine like the 
brightness of the firmament, and they that have turned 
many to righteousness, as the stars, for ever and ever." § 




383 The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 



We further remember the pious sufferers — those 
men and women who would not yield the holy truth 
that glowed in their bosoms, to anything the world 
could tender. They offered resistance to violence 
and cruel persecutions which the fierce fanaticism of 
other religious creeds brought to bear upon them, 
and readily accepted death, sealing with their blood 
the truth of thy law, and testifying to the holiness of 
thy divine Name. 
, The noble-hearted of all ages that with fortitude 
' and firmness fought against superstition and error, 
and, sacrificing all their temporal interests, strove to 
spread truth and enlightenment, — O, we remember 
them with gratitude in this solemn hour. 

And the high-minded benefactors, who have erected 
institutions for the relief of the afflicted ; — whose en- 
deavors were directed towards sustaining the needy, 
aiding the sick, protecting the fatherless ; — they who 
have zealously founded schools for the education of the 
young, and houses of worship for devout souls, — 
even all that have worked in this sphere for the com- 
mon weal, — they have all recorded their deeds on the 
tablets of our hearts, and their names will ever be 
mentioned for blessing. Peace and happiness in thy 
presence, O Lord, is their lot. They may have sown 
in tears, yet have carried the sheaves home in re- 
joicing. 

We now pray thee, O Father, that the memory 
which we bestow on the departed, may rouse our 
emulation for the performance of good and noble 
works, as a continuance of what they have begun, and 
■ a sanctification of those deeds for which they lived 
and worked, so that our survivors on earth may like- 
wise remember us in love and kindness, as we this day 
remember those who were unto us a blessing. May 
this be the salutary and blissful fruit of this solemn 



f hour. Amen. Amen. 




The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 384 | 
Choir. 

What is the son of earth, -p ^ ininW D^S^TlO 

Lord, that thou regard»st him? r ^ - ti t n 
Frail mortal,— what is he ^D^^? ♦^f^ptJ^Dill tJ^I^JS} 

That thou a thought award^st him ? j \ * " . '* | 

Naught but a breath is he, ^'^3 VD^, ♦^IS'l ^^i!? 

No sooner breathed than dying, f,Lf-. ^^^^ ♦ -^^in 

His day on earth -it is * I t t' ! f -r Yri^ 

Naught but a shadow flying. y^T\ \ tl^'^^V SSvt^^ ^I^^S 
At morning clothed with bloom— ^ ^' * * 

He fades away at even; ^^Xnl .l^ST 1>1 tJ^'I^H 

Yet from destruction's doom [ ' 

Thou call'st him back to heaven. 

Be wise; reflect how soon ^j,^* /riNY tetrMDSn 

1 hou m the grave may'st wither. 1"^ F ^ " • 
Of what thou here display'st IDID^ J Dnntlf*'? 

Naught shall escort thee thither, • ^ * t • - 

Let truth be thy pursuit; V^nfl^} *\}2tl t]p^ 

Walk straight while here sojourn- 

ing; n^Ntii cri -lo^" 

The man of peace shall see . f ^ 

A fair and lustrous morning. 

The Lord redeems the souls ♦Vl!3i^ t^fSH tl^Q iOlSti^ 
Of all with him abiding ; "^^ '• ' •* ^ *• ^ 

None ever shall be doomed } i3 D^Dinil/S ^Ql^^N* ts?) 
Of those in him confiding. ^ • . v . 



(The Congregation in silent prayer.) 

For a deceased Father. 
In this solemn hour I remember thee, my dear 
Father, and the love, anxiety and faithfulness, where- 
with thou didst lead me, as long as thou wast permitted 
to remain with me on earth. Thou hast passed away 
and left me in bereavement; but the lessons which 
thou didst impart unto me, shall never leave me, and 
when my memory dwells on thee, my heart is moved I 

m>=m> — 



385 The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 



to its core, and beats for thee with love and ardor. 
that the All-bountiful may have received thy soul 
beneath his paternal shelter, in the midst of those that 
enjoy eternal life and delight, in the resplendence of his 
divine majesty and glory. And while I live, may thy 
memory ever be my guide and adviser, so that I may, 
in piety and virtue, walk before the Lord, until my soul 
shall meet thine in the realms of light, and join those 
who lived here in obedience to the divine will. And 
be thou pleased to accept with favor, O heavenly Father, 
the vow of charity which I now offer in honor of the 
memory of my deceased parent; and may the free-will 
oblations of my heart and my lip find grace before 
thee, my Rock and my Redeemer. Amen. 

For a deceased Mother. 
With emotions of mingled love and sadness do I 
remember thee, my dear Mother, who with untold love 
didst raise and tend me. Thy life was entirely devoted 
to me. With untiring zeal didst thou provide for my 
bodily wants; didst lead my soul to virtue, and teach 
me the knowledge and fear of the Lord. Oh, how 
grievously do I feel the want of thy unselfish love, dear 
guide of my life ! Though I know that mortals, sooner 
or later, must depart hence : yet, whenever I remember 
thee, the wound which thy loss has inflicted on my 
heart, opens again and bleeds. (Oh, too soon has the 
heavenly Father taken thee away from me ; for ever 
since thou hast ceased to dwell with me, and I am des- 
tined to live without thy loving sympathy, I am made 
to feel the great bitterness of thy early decease.) 

If ever, dear Mother, I have been wanting in the 
reverence which I owed to thee ; if ever I have proved 
disobedient to thy will, or negligent in manifestations 
of gratitude : may my sorrowful recollection, and my 
o fervent prayer on behalf of thy salvation, gain thy for- 



giveness 



The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 386 

Oh, that the Lord of mercy and compassion may- 
make thee satisfied from the abundance of goodness 
in his holy presence, and let thee partake of the trea- 
sures which he has laid up for the pious and good ! 
And do thou, O heavenly Father, be pleased to accept 
the offering which I lay on the altar of charity in honor 
of the memory of my beloved mother. Amen, 



For deceased Relatives and Friends. 

Filled with sadness and grief, I remember thee, my 
beloved Brother (Sister, etc.), calling to mind thy tender 
love and faithful attachment. Alas ! the heart dear to 
mine, is no more ; it is decayed and turned to dust : 
but the soul that animated the heart with life and love, 
continues to live. 

Cleansed from all earthly impurities, may thy soul 
dwell with the Father in heaven, and enjoy ever-in- 
creasing happiness in the realms of light. May it be 
his holy will, to unite me with thee, whom I never 
shall forget, in another and better world. 

And do thou, O Lord, be pleased to accept with 
favor the charitable vow which I now make in memory 
of the blessed souls, and in thy mercy answer my 
prayer. Amen. 



For deceased Spouses. 

With a heart full of love and of grief do I remember 
thee, my Husband (my Wife), on this holiest of days, 
when in the still retreat of this sanctuary my thoughts 
are turned unto the region of tranquillity and peace 
whither thou hast preceded me. O bitter is the grief 
that pervades my soul at the recollection of being be- 
reft of thee, who wert once my source of happiness ! 
Thou wert indeed all that life could offer of joys and 
pleasures. I cannot forget the faithful love wherewith 



l| 387 The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. ^ 

thou didst surround my existence. May the All-merci- 
fuU reward the affection which I can no longer repay ! 
— O Most Holy One ! May the dear soul that departed 
from me, be received in mercy at thy seat, and as an 
inhabitant of the heavenly kingdom be permitted in 
communion with the pious and good to enjoy eternal 
life in unfading beatitude. And may it be thy holy 
will, O Lord, to accept with favor the emotions of my 
heart and the free-will offerings, v/hich I now dedicate 
to holy and charitable objects, that they may turn unto 
blessings for me and my kindred. Amen. 

For deceased Children. 
In this solemn hour, when the most earnest affections 
are roused in my bosom, and the dear departed seem 
to rise from their graves and appear before my mind as 
if in full life; thy sweet and lovely image, my dearly 
beloved Child, presents itself to my mental sight. I 
remember thee — a charming and tender flower which 
death has plucked, despoiling my garden of happiness. 
I still recollect the days — Oh, the sweet days — when 
I was yet permitted to delight in thy fair form, mark- 
ing thy bodily and intellectual growth and cherishing 
the golden hopes I placed on thy future. The inscru- 
table will of the All-wise has torn thee from me to 
transplant thee into a fairer garden, and I have been 
left with a deep-wounded heart from which thy mem- 
ory will never be eradicated. — Still am I hopeful; for 
the bond, here broken asunder, connects my heart so 
much closer with the realms above. Thou wilt no 
more return to us, but I shall come to thee. In due 
time, I shall leave this vale of tears, and rise unto the 
light-beaming regions, where thy lovely and innocent 
countenance will look upon me smiling in serene joy. 
Until then, may our Heavenly Father permit me to 
perform on earth many good deeds that will accom- 
pany me, when I leave for thy habitation. Amen. f 



The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 388 
(General Conclusion.) 

O, my dear ones! From your celestial dwellings 
look down upon me in kindness, as your glances rested 
on me, ere the Lord removed you from our midst to 
receive you in his heights. 

(Accept my sincere thanks for your paternal solici- 
tude, love and faithfulness, as well as for your mildness 
and indulgence, of which I received innumerable 
proofs. Pardon every offence I may have committed 
against you through rashness or thoughtlessness.) 

Remember me before the Lord ; pray for me and 
all my kindred ; pray that God may shield me, and 
keep far removed from me grief and affliction ; that he 
may sanctify me through his commands, and aid me 
in every good work and noble undertaking, — that he 
may endow me with strength to resist temptation, and 
guard me against error and guilt. 

And when my career in this world shall end, and I 
shall be summoned to enter into my everlasting home : 
then may your loving kindness be my guide, that I 
may be received into the communion of the pious and 
just, there, in the realms of truth and peace. Amen. 

(After the Hebrew of Bechai.) 

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, 
bless His Holy Name !" My soul, step forth with vic- 
torious strength, sound thy Creator's praise with 
thy sweetest lays. Pour out before Him thy cares and 
vows ; from thy slumber rouse ! Think of thy home, 
keep in view the track, remember whence thou 
art come, whither thou goest back. 

My soul, be not senseless, like a beast, deeply sunk ; 
be not drowsy, with passion drunk. Hewn from 
reason's mine thou art; from wisdom's well thy waters 
start; from a holy place thou went'st forth; from 
the city of strength thou wast sent to earth — from the 
Lord's heavenly realm. 

My soul, gird thyself with intellect, be with wis- 



^^%o^ — " - rm::!:-, 

1^ 389 The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 1 

dom's garment decked. Rend asunder the rope, 
from the body's prison elope ; let its wanton pleas- 
ures not capture thee, its showy treasures not enrap- 
ture thee; they melt away like the dew before the 
day, they avail naught when they begin, and their 
end is shame and sin. 

My soul, look carefully back on thy pilgrim's 
track ! All cometh forth from dust, and to the dust 
return it must ! Whatever has been moulded and 
built, when the time is fulfilled, must go to the 
ground, where its material was found ! Death is 
Life's brother. They keep fast to one another, each 
taking hold of one end of their plunder, and none 
can tear them asunder ! Over that bridge, fragile as 
glass, all living on earth must pass! Life is the in- 
gress. Death the egress. Life builds up, Death 
tears down. Life sows. Death mows. Life sets the 
shoots, which Death uproots. Life combines, Death 
untwines. Life together strings. Death asunder 
flings. Behold this, and keep well in mind: the 
chalice is for thee, too, designed, and thou must 
leave at once thy lodging-room, in prompt response 
to the call of the tomb. Then thou wilt come to 
thy eternal home, where thou shalt show thy works 
and receive thy wages, on rightful scales and gauges ; 
or good or bad, according to the worth of thy deeds 
on earth. Therefore, incline thine ear to my lessons, 
and hear; forget what on earth thou hast dear. Get 
thee up. and to thy Master pray, by night and by day ; 
bow down before Him, be meek, and let thy tears be- 
dew thy cheek. Beg on thy bended knees, perhaps thy 
King will please to lift up to thee His face, and grant 
thee peace and grace ; that his mercy shine forth on 
thee while on earth, and when returning to thy rest, 
as he hath ever blest thee from the day of thy birth. 

My soul, provision for thy journey prepare ; gather 
plenty— do not spare; for long is the way. Nor 



^ The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 390 ] 

postpone in slow delay. Say not to-morrow I will 
borrow what I need for the way; for swift passes 
the day, and what may happen at last there is none 
to forecast. — The day that is gone is lost like a shade, 
but what thereon thou hast done is counted and 
weighed. Say not, To-morrow I will do my task." — 
When comes thy dying day ? — None can say of all 
thou mayest ask. Therefore hasten to do each day its 
work ; for the deadly arrows lurk ; the bow is bent. 
Let thy mind be intent on doing thy duty each 
day. Care for no rest — be prepared ; for man must 
fly away like a bird from his nest when scared. 
— Nor think, When I am released from this prison, 
and I am arisen, I will return and repent for a live- 
long day misspent.'' — For doing good no time can then 
be won, for evil pursuit the temptation is gone. — Re- 
turn cannot avail, repentance must fail, remorse 
cannot free from iniquity. — To render account, 
and pay in full amount, is thy destiny in yonder 
world. There the scroll lies unfurled, where, with 
man's own hand, his acts are sealed, though here care- 
fully concealed. There, every good deed shall find its 
meed. Who fears the Lord here, to him shall be near, 
and judgment shall be shown to those who disown 
the Lord and his throne ; who say to their God, Go 
out of our road ; who is the Almighty, that we should 
adore Him, and what boots it that we implore him ?" 
My soul, if thou art wise, it is thine own gain ; if foolish, 
it is to thine own pain. Therefore accept counsel — be 
wise. Do not despise, but in thy heart deep hold what 
David's son hath told, " Hear my concluding word, fear 
the Lord, and observe his commandments holy. For 
this is the man solely." Every deed in God's court will 
be sued, whether bad or good, and what here is conceal- 
ed will there be revealed." Forget not, Man with his 
2 hand signs his name, and his acts he cannot disclaim." 
Remember, No darkness, no shade of death, can 

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" 391 The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. ^ 

hide those who tread the wicked path." — Seek the Lord, 
thy light, with all thy might. Walk in meekness, 
pursue right, that thou be hidden with thy Master 
on the day of disaster. Then shalt thou shine 
like the heavens bright, and like the sun when going 
forth in his might, and o'er thy head shall be 
spread the rays of the sun of grace that brings 
health and joy on his wings. 

{Rabbi}) The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. 
On verdant meadows he makes me lie down, by tranquil 
waters he gently leads me. He will quicken my soul, he 
will guide me in paths of salvation, for the sake of his 
Name. And were I to pass through the shadowy vale of 
death, I should fear no evil, for thou, my Lord, art with 
me ; thy staff and thy stay, they will comfort me. Thou 
wilt set before me a table of joys in return for the adver- 
sities I have suffered ; thou wilt anoint my head with oil, 
my cup will overflow. Nothing but good and grace will 
follow after me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell 
in the house of the Lord for evermore. Amen. 

Reader, 

Lord, who shall dwell in thy shining tent for evermore, 
And who reside on the mountain of thy holiness ? 
^Choir and Cojtgregation, 
Who walketh straight and acteth right, 
Whose lips and heart in truth unite. 
Who never slanders with his tongue, — 
Unto his neighbor does no wrong. 
Who lowers not his brother's fame, — 
Feels, like his own, his brother's shame,— 
For vile men hks no flattering word. 
But honors those who fear the Lord. 
Who ne'er on usury lends his gold ; 
Though injured, to his oath will hold, 
And take no bribe against the pure, — 
Who dealeth thus, shall e'er endure. 



~ ='8^ 

* The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement 392 f 

. — : — 1 

(The Rabbi or Reader says, at special request, the following prayer.) 

In grave sadness and humble submission to thy 

inscrutable dispensations, our Brother (our 

Sister ) remembers the name of his (her) de- 
ceased Father (Brother, &c.), in whose honor he (she), 

offers on behalf of this house (institution of ) 

the sum of . O Lord, accept with favor this 

offering, and let it grow a blessing unto the donor. 
Amen. 



HYMN- 



I know, from baneful dole 
The Lord redeems my soul. 



Be not of him in fear . ^ ' ' ^ * i 

Who fast to wealth ascendeth; t^^^? *^*^J!!r^5 J^^^^^!^ z^!? 

He leaves his fortunes here, } IH^S 

In death his glory endeth. It. ' ' ' .i 

Though pride may swell his breast y^^^ ♦ "j-i^^^ VltlH 

And boast his genius clever ; :- • i t-; - 

When death bids him to rest, D^D^*!"^? T^^'l "l^^-T- ^^t*?-? 

In dark he dwells for ever. ^^^^ ^^C^ 

A man of wisdom void, « ^llj^*^?*?"!^ K^*7 ni>J"n^ 



However great his splendor, 
Like cattle is destroyed : — 

To death he must surrender. 
27 





1 393 The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. |. 

Raddt. 

Happy the man that has , na^PT NVD 0"^ n^Nf 
found wisdom, and he that . ^ ' ^ 
has diffused knowledge. -310 tHJIDil p^D\ D^^A 
Better is the fragrance of a q^,^ ."ZVOp'yt^ 

good name than that of '"'^ " • j ^ * " 
precious oil ; and the day 'l^'l t]lD tH^jn DVO 
of death than the day of .» . i . 

birth. The sum of the matter D*rt7^rT D!;* .I^DtfJ 73rr 

wherein all is comprised, is: h^v*<« w^-i* 
" Fear the Lord and keep ^^^^ ^ ^^^^ ^1= 
his commandments, for this J D^i^Jl 73 tit ^? 

is the whole man." 

May the repose under the ntin ♦ 11^13 j nilliD 

wings of the Divine Pre- riSi;!D3 ♦TODtTH 
sence, in the celestial abode * ' " ' " 

of the holy and pure that "^TO ♦DniH^I O^'^lp^ 
shine in resplendence as the , Dn\'l^SJ^ QH^'i^p I^^j^^n 
lights of the firmament, — ^«^**«V4 ^^^^^^ 

may lorgiveness of all sms, i-t:-: t- -t-: 

removal of all transgres- ♦J^t^^J^^. nS^lj^rTT] ♦I^^fi 
sions, salvation, compassion ^tjr^'rj^j ♦rU^^lll nSohl 
and favor from him that is .* ? ^ . I . 
enthroned on high.-be ^^'^ P7p] pVu- 
the portion, in the world to Hip ♦NSH CdSi^^H ^^TI7 
come, of all the righteous ^ L-,^ 
men and women that have t : - : - t .•- t 

performed acts of love and ^llTi^ 

charity while on earth, and J^rj^ipS ^dSi^I ♦ T"^.^^ 

left blessing^ behind them, ' \ 

when departmg unto their t •. : •-: - . . i- * • 

homes. Especially do we '^\^.p/ ^bVl tDvSpDI | 



The Memory of the Dead for the Day of Atonement. 394 

mention the names of* • ♦ ♦ ♦ *|nvn ♦ ♦ * ♦ *|n!:T 

— — and . May their . 

names flourish for ever, P-^^. Dnmjp 

their rest be glorious, and ^rirj^nS Djn::n .ivh 
their memory blessed. And t t; • t . -t 
let us say, Amen. ^ ♦ pSs} ^l^f^jl 

Every believer in God, q^L, jy> L-,j^^;^^.L^2 

whose unity it is the mis- ^ " t ; • t 
sion of Israel to proclaim, y^^^ ^ j^^p, qL,^^L, pL,^ 

Will partake of the everlast- - v:vv t- t ^ \ ■. r 

read in the Holy Scriptures: f': I- •- rr |. a.. 

" Thy people are all the vrys^ . m'hn^ !|"nM 
righteous, and will inherit ''^ 'Y^^^ ^^1 • 

the eternal kingdom." Hap- sUnt*-" 
pyis he who adheres to the "Tli"? ~^hM 

law, and performs the will L-, s-i-stri—v 

of his Creator ; he will gain 0^3 . n>V pa"] 
a good name while Hving, • ^ ^ ^ 
and will depart from earth .D^U^n |P nVJ 0:^*5 ^9*?^^ 
with a o-ood name. Of him . _ . ^ . L 
it is said : " Better is the V^^xl 
frap"rance of a e^ood name . L.^^.. . ^ . 
than the perfume of pre- :n5rT DTrpnipnOV^^ 
cious oil ; even better is the 

day of death (to him) than ^I.^A Q'^D riplj rf>*5 
the day of birth." In the L 
paths of virtue there is life, V trip-A^ iin^n^ 

and in its ways there is im- ./ 
mortality. Yea, there is a fu- / ^'^^^ 
ture where thy hope will not . . . 

be cut off; for know that ^V^^ ^^r^ 
it is in the world to come . | t 4^ * L • 

that the righteous will find JN*^? ^'^^4 O p '-V 
their complete reward. 

I * The names of founders of cKarities are here inserted. 

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395 



Memorial Service for the Dead. 



Header and Mourners. 

t^iD-n sXtD^r^ ♦J^-^^i n,!2:y c^'ipnn S^iJin^ 
hy^ ''Dpi |iD»DV5i |i3t*np nn«'?p Tj^Spii nnw"i? 

Congregation. 
Header and Mourners. 

"i^l^ri!! Nti'.^i?!! Dpliin^i nxflO'"! npna^'!? 

^n'^''^'? Ntin tjn? X'^iipi np?' ^"p-^ip!! ^k^i^''), 

It*-;- t t t V ; i r ; * \ t t • ; t t ; • t J • 

ri'^^r^i^^i pnniSv Sai^inn Read. 

Header and Mourners. 

|in|7 Nn» .NnS^f'i nnin? fnrrNp'^j; jp 

T ; • : •• t : t : •• - : t t J t t : t - 
|T ♦-;t-:I* t-tt: "r 

ah'i rt^vj. v»rt'i5 NJin .vDiipa nh-d 



T 



396 



D ^ -n 3 3 rr d i ♦ S 



'fn^i .fi3'pV5i p:5"n5 nnoS? ^'S'^ii .nn');;^^ 

Choir and Congregation. 

\>^'rhv, o"?:^.'? ^"13? f^an nptf" njh; [xdn 
"I'^-^n*"! N^'ji^n D-^nri'i "i^^Qi^'i. n'jnp'H r]n^n' 

IT*-;- T T T V : T T : : t t • : t t ; • t I • 

i tj^ n 3 n :} as- 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

iia^irr *7iijrr *?5«n .:ip;;i 'li^xi pnvr \i7^f onnnN 



Choir. 

: D»*n D^riSiX ?]jj;pS . D'*nrr 1305 ipr^^"! 
tonnnx pp nriN -jm .ppi ;^*p'ipi nri;^ ^Sp | 



f 397 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



ADDITIONAL SERYICE 

FOR THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. 



27. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established over the whole earth, and may 
ye and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of that 
happy period. Unto which say ye. Amen. 

Ckotr mid Congregation. 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say, 
Amen ! 

28. THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise, and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

Choir, 

Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who de- 
lightest m dispensing the blessings of life. Write us 
in the book of life, in order that we may proclaim thy 
mercy, O God of life. 

O Heavenly King ! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield ! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. # 

^, ^ ^ 



i 



DniSDH Dvh t]D1D nSfin 398 



nnx Q^ip n.*no 'j'in dSi^S nnx n. 

T]piD D'3n D*pqn5 D^np ri'tio ipn^ D*:rr SaS^D 
in^iD?< q:^ppi oniDiNf -i^ripi D»Sin nsi-ii □♦Ssij 

:nj;iB'> ripvpi n*npi rrpp 

.CD^prrnrr its ^19? 'P 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 



la? ^^n 'iSj :£r'5t "'^Vn^ np . tJ'Nn "i:;?ri 

Si;i n:ii*t£'> ♦pi nni!<? xin) .n^rr! pn :nnnpj 
vy niit tr^tt^n* rxi .p n^^^ in* oik 

I t I- : - • I •• : I - V : • - I- . t t - 

NpDpi .mjfp NOD iiatf'fi .mnTstr 
.irl3 vnMi .inn v*n ^d* :inia3 Na^Di .mra 
imnj^D' ninSa .npij j^'pnp di'^d? :'73rT vj»jjn 

-1S1: rnxin I'l .^n din piNn* np n^fpa 



I 399 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement, 




II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all the living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 
thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty acts ? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispens- 
ing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth ? 

Choir. 

Yea, who is like thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life ? 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 



Can pureness be by man attained, when angels in thy 
sight are stained ? When flames consume the blooming 
bushes, what will become of sapless rushes ? Before 
thee night like day is bright ; no being can escape thy 
sight. Thy throne in mystery is concealed ; all mys- 
teries are to thee revealed. Thou only Judge, The One 
we name thee; when thou decreest, Lord, who will 
blame thee ? To nations and to man thou draw'st their 
tracts, who dare accuse of wrong thy acts? O mortal, 
keep three things in mind, and naught shall make thy 
heart inclined, in sin to cast the Lord behind. Think 
of the feeble womb that gave thee birth — think of the 
dreary room there, in the earth, — think of thy Judge 
'fore whom thou must come forth. From birth until 
in death he leaves, impureness to the mortal cleaves. 
His days of life are void and vain, his nights alloyed 
with care and pain. His deeds, — a breath ; he breeds — 
for death. He is like one by nightmares pressed, whom, 
o waking, dreadful frights infest. By night he cannot ^ 
# rest from schemes, by day his breast is full of dreams, 



onifl^n Dvh f]Di^: nSan 



151D inm nn? ir^^ 'n^ oi< v-j^'n .ny;ri '^opS 
I'lTP lonin nj; Ni^^D! naS\ . nolo ib^ni '^i^ 
iniiS» .♦n^' nipiv S^/iiD tnj;^ npi .iS:^3 
piSiifi is;; cdn naonD n$iv MoSir n'^V 
: vp' own . Dii npnoai D^p-J^ tjivp : in^pa 
DC' jiiDiD na^tj'a dij' ."idid3 ni^ns iv£m iJ'i^in 

T T •• : T T ; ; • : V : : 

T • : • : - ; t ; • v - ; - 



ReaderandCongregation. 
Congregation. 

vSi^ ntt'n'i .:]Kp3 -Tpna ps:^ •'^^''^^P ""^^ 
•i^T noioi p ><in nnN '3 npi< .ripj<3 
.mns^'^n '73 H3rrii .n^iDi 15101 onini 3ni3i 
.13 nia ^3 DDim .ni^mrn "130 m nnsni 

T T T - T : : • - '•' | - V - : • : 

□♦PnSoi .i^p^'tnpinppiSipi .ppripn^"i5itr'3i 
.fnrr Di» mn np>{»i . jirnN^ rT-jj;*ii S»ni .firfin.' 
.pi3 i3r i^h .p"75 Dinp n3V Sj; Hps'? 

:|i-ip ♦:;i3 r\\;ith pn?;^! dSi;^ 'ns Spi | 





401 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

till death at last his sleep redeems. Why wilt thou, living 
man, lament ? Thou art alive, then be content. Thou'rt 
born to care and pain and strife ; spend care and pain to 
the law of life. Thy end gives evidence of thy start ; what 
good brings a dissembling heart? On thine own deeds 
thou needs must stamp thy seal ; now, what avails it off 
from truth to steal ? Thy righteousness is thy escort, to 
plead for thee in the Eternal's court. Has wisdom been 
thy life's great end : she will in old age be thy friend. Art 
thou a slave of gold and fraud : thy days shall be cut off 
from God. Has virtue been thy life's pursuit : thine age 
shall bloom and bring good fruit. The name, good 
deeds have made renowned, sounds better than with titles 
crowned. That is the sense of what the wise Koheleth 
saith, Far better than the birthday is the day of death." 

Thou wait'st for man to his last breath. So he return 
at last. Thou wilt redeem his soul ,from death, For life 
his lot to cast. 

Reader and Congregation. 

O ! be pleased to accept the sanctification of thy name, 
which our lips shall utter before thee, our God and King. 

Congregation. 

With awe sublime are our hearts filled on this solemn 
day, whereon we exalt thee as Judge of the universe, 
whose government is lofty, whose abode is love, 
and whose throne is truth. True is it : in thy court 
of judgment thou accusest, and thou defendest; thou 
art the witness, and thou the judge ; thou recordest 
and weighest everything, and forgettest nothing. Thine 
omniscience is a book of memorial which reads of itself, 
and into which every human hand has traced its own 
signature. Thy judgment is a heart-quaking trump of 
alarm ; yet is it accompanied by the sweet sounds of 
clemency. Thy majesty maketh even angels tremble ; 
seized with fear and dread, they exclaim : " Verily this 
is the day of judgment, the hosts of heaven are sum- 
^ moned to judgment," for even they are not clear in 
^ thy sight, tried in judgment. J 



DmsDn Qvh :]D^t2 nSen 402 1 

r)inDr»? • *i7 nip?n) . n;,pri) nispni -)^3i:n 

♦o . v^p? n':' rpi .r>p?'p .mp;'»i .n;n''p 
, '2:n^^a ..Tra^oi .^"inn'D .cns^di .ortDD 

''t ■> T • T - - • V|V - • •• T • • r " 

• ."iDip! 'Di .iW^'p .niD^.rpi .Dp^^'^^p 

T • • T • » .. ^ .. . 

Reader and Congregation. 

npnxi n^sni na^^m 



.niy"iS mj) oir?'? n*k?'p .^in'j'nn p rjpy^'a ^3 
• n^m mis'"? Df< »p . npn dip? fiartn '5 

T : • ^- I" T - : T ; T - • V v: 

131D"! "iDi^D niD^ niN :Dn ")t:?3 an d 

T^TV : T •• : TT TT T T 

i^ynD .n32^':n Dnn3 Sia'D .ipnS l::'i)J3 
nnpi .n'psp;^?! ."i3ir '731^ 'fV3i 

J Di'^'D?'! .nni3 p3N3i •^^3f^'■1^ 

Eeadeb and Congregation. 




403 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

All who entered the world pass in review before 
thee, as a flock which the shepherd inspects. All are 
subject to thy scrutiny and, thou allottest to each thy 
decree. One lives, the other dies. One^ reaches his 
term of life, the other is prematurely hurried away. 
This one dies a victrm to the fury of the elements, and 
that one falls a prey to the rage of man or brute. He 
perishes from want, and he is carried off by pestilence. 
This one lives in quiet, undisturbed, and that one is 
tossed about on the waves of trouble. Here ease and 
prosperity, there trials and vicissitudes. Here riches 
and affluence, there poverty and want. Here distinc- 
tion, there detraction. Thus dost thou distribute the 
destinies of man. But 

Reader and Congregation, 
Penitence, Prayer and Pious Deeds 

are our advocates before thy throne. 

For as thy name is Love, so is it also thy praise. 
Forbearance and clemency !— these are thy messengers 
to man. Thou desirest not that the doomed should die, 
but that he should repent and make himself worthy to 
, live. Even to the day of his death waitest thou for him : 
if he returneth, at once dost thou receive him in mercy. 

True is it, thou art the framer of all, and knowest 
their frame, even that they are flesh and blood. What, 
what is man? His origin dust, his end— dust ; and 
while he lives he perils his life for his daily bread. He 
is like an earthen vessel, it must break,— a blade of 
grass, it must wither, — a flower, it must decay, — a 
shadow, it must vanish, — a cloud, it must break away, — 
a breath of wind, it will melt in air^a mote which 
flieth away, — a dream which is no more. 

Reader and Congregation, 
But thou, God of the universe, art ever the 
same — Ever Living, Never changing! 



DniMn DvS f|D\t: rhi^n 404 ; 

(The Congregation rise.) 

rp^^ D'B^np^n . *£)nb^ n^t;^ ni'D^ ^r'7p^l 1V'*?K3 ^ead. III. 

-t: V V V tIt; ' IV • : - - t- vI|- 

Ckoir and Congregation. 
.11135 DipD rr'K .nrS nr D^S«ia^ vn^^r^n . dSi> xSd ini:i3 i?6a(f. 

; I : Vt V T-.T ; t ^ t 

Choir and Congregation. 
Choir and Congregation. 

T V t: j" t: •• t : • ^ - ; 

|- • I - :- I- T I- TV 

: D^nSxS tiDoS mrnS . -^n-S^ \r;;S n'^jt?^ v?Dn;i2 ^^i^'Pfl 
C>^Jd?^> Congregation. 

n^ni .r-^KH S33 -irDc^ no .^r^Tnx .Jm^-^t^ T-ix Bead. 

TT; I viTT T ; ' : • T I" t: |" • - 

; nn>< iDi2f^ nnt^ n^n^ t^^nn ars .r^^xn S;' iSdS 

TV ; T V t: v: • - ~ ' vitt t - 'vj. : t: 

: iD«S 3^m3 ^"iK^ij^ nnna^ 
C^^?/> Congregation. 

:n:i':^!?rT inj in^ tj^rtSj* dSi;;S ^i^p; 

?]n3B^i . t2^"?pn^^f "^p. D''??? nv:|^i •1^'^^ "^^^ ^^'^r '^^"'^ 

T |T It; t 'v|v •• • t ; T I f «*; 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 



405 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. } 

^- 

(The Congregation rise.) 
III. Reader. In solemn chants will we give forth the songs of thy 
glory, and like the Seraphim of the prophetic vision, in united chorus 
will we sanctify thy holiness, calling one unto the other and saying : 

Ch. Cong. Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts; 
the whole earth is full of his glory." 

Reader. Yea, his majesty filleth the universe ; in vain then would his 
servants ask, ** Where is the seat of his glory?" All creation sounds the 
response, " Praised — 

Ch. ^ Cong. Praised be the Majesty of the Lord, it 
everywhere appeareth." . . 

Reader. Like his majesty, so may his mercy ever appear unto us, and 
may he bestow grace unto the people, who proclaim the unity of his 
name evening and morning,- — yea, twice daily, with love and devotion 
do they exclaim : " Hear — 

Ch. ^ Cong. " Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the 
Lord is One 

Reader. The one Eternal Being is our God ! He is our Father ! He 
is our King ! He is our Savior ! He will, in mercy, hearken unto us, 
and evince unto all mankind, that he is indeed our God. 

Ch. Cong. I am the. Lord your God.'' 

Reader. Mighty and powerful is the Eternal, our God. O ! how 
excellent is his name throughout all the earth ! He shall be known as 
sole King and Ruler by the people, all acknowledging on that day : 
" The Lord is one and his name one." 

And thus do we exclaim in the words of the Holy Scriptures : 

Ch. <^ Cong. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever, 
even thy God, O Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah.*' 

Reader. From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. 

^ (The Congregation take their seats.) 



PdW'-?^ W^It^^^^? •D^^i^'^aTj^iri 

T |T T V - T 

njpn) n^prrji ^» 1133 |ri p2v 

.iriSr CDntr>i .!irTDjr»i ixn* Dp^^vi ^rvt^h'iih 

• T ■ |T : • ! • I • • - : I |v : : 

: nnSSrr iii i-i'? ]n D^iy'p rjSp! '^^ip^ 

-| : 'c I T- T ; T : • - t ; t: - . * ^ 

n'm .ijni5< nnnj^ .d'si^h-Ssd ijnnpTi nn^ iv. 

Tj-T: |T t:|-t '^-t t- it:-: t 



f- — — 
V 407 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

f 

Grant therefore, O Lord our God ! that thy reverence 
may pervade all thy works, and thy fear be spread 
over all thou hast created ; that all mankind may bow 
before thee in awe and humility, and unite with one 
accord, as a sacred brotherhood, to perform thy will 
in spreading brotherly feeling over all the earth. 
Verily do .we know and acknowledge, O Lord our 
God, that thou art the Supreme Ruler of the universe; 
that thy power, thy might and thy excellence are 
evidenced in everything thou hast created. 

Grant also, that thy people Israel may everywhere 
meet with the appreciation due to their noble mission 
of spreading light and truth, to which they have faith- 
fully clung even' in times of suffering and danger. 
Grant that the hopes of universal freedom and right, 
which their unwavering belief in thee inspires, may be 
everywhere realized. Then shall all the noble-minded 
rejoice in the triumph of truth, for wickedness shall be 
silenced in shame, and hostility among men shall pass 
away like vapor, when thou shalt banish all manner of 
strife and tyranny from the face of the earth. 

To thee alone shall all thy creatures then pay homage 
and ascribe sovereignty, realizing the words of the 
Royal Psalmist, " The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever ; even thy God, O Zion ! for all generations. 
Hallelujah!" 

Thou art holy, and thy name is awe-inspiring, for 
there is no God save thee ; and thus we read : " Exalted 
is the Lord of Hosts in judgment, and God, the Holy 
One, is sanctified because of the righteousness of his 
government." Praised be thou, O Lord ! the Holy 
Ruler of the universe. 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
? but also consecrate ourselves to thy service. 

MbSrD&&Sn ■ — — — ^eA9„ -^e- 

aB^-ws° 



Dm5Dn DvS f^DiD nSfln 408 1 

T ^ .. T -I - : |-: v; -r. |T I V ■ - 

• It ; • — • • VI" vl I 



(On the Sabbath.) 



cnmn? njr;^.pS-i:?r nxnpinN avp^-i^pD intf ipi 

(The Ark is opened, the Congregation rise.) 

"Tjfi^'p n'?"!^ nrh .^3n n-i^rS i^'J?]^ 

(Reader and Congregation while kneeling down.) 
(While rising.) 

in^n r\^1^ tr'npn o^DS^rr ♦d'^d tj'^p ^jipS 
np» p.j< ipi'i nt?ij i<^rtt^ Read. 

:Tij; ^yp^i^ xin Cong, 
nr"!'"! in"iin3 ^inss . inSir oa.^ ijsSd hdn Read. 

T^; -*t: t : t - t v |v : - v v; 

D^Dtra D^riSKn Nin '3 . ?i33S-S}< hyc^rt^ ovrt 

i (The Ark is closed, the Congregation take their seats.) 

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^ 409 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us (this Sabbath day and) this Day of Atonement, 
whereon thou forgivest the sins of thy repenting ser- 
vants, — a holy convocation, reminding us of our mission 
from our going out from Egypt. 

{On the Sabbath.) 

(Grant that those who observe the Sabbath and call it 
a delight, may rejoice in the knowledge of thy benefi- 
cent government. Yea, the people who sanctify the 
seventh day, may find joy and satisfaction from thy fount 
of goodness, and as thou w^ast pleased to sanctify the 
seventh day, making it the most desirable of all days, 
may its observance confirm our belief in thee, the 
Creator of the universe, the Father of all beings.) 

(The Ark is opened, the Congregation rise.) 

It is a duty incumbent on us to praise the Sovereign 
Lord of the universe, to give honor unto him, who is 
the Creator of heaven and earth, who hath removed us 
from^ idolatry and superstition, and brought us to the 
knowledge of light and truth, wTiich have become our 
happy portion in his service. 

(Reader and Congregation while kneeling down ) 

We bend the knee, bow down and give homage 

(While rising ) 

TO THE Supreme King, the Most Holy. Blessed 

BE HE. 

{Reader. \ He hath stretched out the heavens and 
established the earth, and the residence of his glory is 
most exalted, even in the heavens above. He is God, 
and none besides. 

{Choir and Congregation.^ 

He is God, and none besides. 
[Reader.) Yea, it is an eternal truth that he is our King, 
and none besides him ; for thus is it written in the law : 
" Know thou this day, and take to heart, that the 
Eternal is God in the heavens above and on the tarth 
beneath, and there is none else." 

^ (The Ark is closed, the Congregation take their seats.) 



t^^ =r: — 

^ Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 410 

THE TEMPLE SERVICE. 

{The Rabbi) Almighty and All-bountiful God ! How- 
wondrous is thy government on earth ! When thou 
didst call the world into existence out of naugfht, when 
thou badest chaos receive shape and all beings origi- 
nated at thy divine mandate, thou didst crown thy 
work in the creation of man, whom thou didst endow 
wnth reason. Spirit from thy holy spirit didst thou 
give him, the immortal soul didst thou breathe into his 
perishable body, and he stood there the Monarch of 
creation, called upon to rule and govern the earth. 
Sinless and pure w^as he before thee, the great Fount of 
purity. But thou didst bestow on him freedom of will, 
the power of good or evil according to his choice. His 
sensual appetite incited him to sin, and he obeyed the 
tempting voice. Thus was the paradise of innocence 
lost and the strife commenced — the strife with the earth, 
to wrest from her the means of existence. But from 
the curse of the earth did the blessing of labor spring 
up, — for thus are thy ways, punishing and blessing at 
the same time — man gained strength while combating 
with nature, and began to realize his royal power. 

Then again did he forget thee, O God! then did he 
heed not the warning voice of conscience w^hich thou 
hadst placed in his bosom. Sensual appetites impelled 
him to deeds of violence, and he trespassed against the 
laws of nature. — One only stood firm as the rock 
stricken by the raging waters of the sea. Noak alone 
walked with God, and amid the ruin of all that breathed 
the breath of life, he was rescued because of his per- 
fections. And to this very day, when the rays of the 
sun break forth through the clouds, and the seven- 
colored bow spans the earth, we remember the covenant 
which thou , the All-merciful, didst make with the human 
race, that thou wouldst nevermore let them perish in 
^ the deluge of their sinfulness, but wouldst cause the 

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411 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



sun of thy forgiveness to shine forth through the heavy 
clouds of sin.— Generations passed away and genera- 
tions came, but alas! the light of thy truth waxed 
darker and darker in their midst. They bowed down 
before the creations of thy power, and forgot the great 
Creator. Things, earthly and perishable, were the 
objects of their worship, while they failed to recognize 
the All-ruling spirit, whose reflex dwelt in their own 
hearts, unheeded by them. The darkness of supersti- 
tion and error covered the face of the earth. 

Then arose Abraham. With mind illumined by 
thee, he migrated at thy command, and whithersoever 
he went, he proclaimed thy great and holy Name. 
Thou didst ordain him to be a blessing unto all man- 
kind, and verily was he a blessing. The knowledge 
of thy sublime essence, was the great inheritance he 
bequeathed unto his children's children. From him 
descend the bearers of that sublime and world-redeem- 
ing truth, to which, in noble self-abnegation, he was 
ready to sacrifice the nearest and dearest to his heart, 
when thy divine mandate came to him. But thou didst 
reveal to him a new truth : that it is not with the 
cruel sacrifice of human beings, man should worship 
thee, O Eternal Being, who lookest into man's heart 
and takest cognizance of his strivings. Thus didst thou 
grant unto mankind, through his instrumentality, the 
great gift of recognizing thy abundant love and mercy, 
which was exemplified in his meek and tender-hearted 
son, Isaac, who walked before thee in righteousness, 
and manifested unto his fellow-men love and charity. 

Jacob, who out of the dark tribulations and trials of 
life elevated himself unto the heights of purity and 
noble-heartedness, — Jacob became the father of that 
people, charged to traverse the earth, spreading light 
among mankind, and be known by the name of Israel, 
the Divine Striven Through many a severe struggle 



mm 



Additinal Service for the Day of Atonement. 412 % 



and contest he arose superior, a bright model to the 
people that descended from him. 

In the iron chains of Egyptian servitude did Israel's 
children grow up unto a nation, until the Heaven-com- 
missioned messenger, Moses, called them to liberty 
and to thy holy service. 

A kingdom of priests was Israel appointed at Sinai, 
the representatives of the covenant between earth and 
heaven, — between the material world and the spiritual, 
— between man and God. 

And as the priests of a nation of priests, didst thou 
install the offspring of Levi, that they might minister 
in thy service among the whole people of Israel. Por- 
tionless among the tribes, thou alone wert their inheri- 
tance, that no worldly considerations might distract 
them in their sacred duties. In the sacrificial rites and 
the inspired songs of the Priests and Levites, the 
people beheld the manifestation of the covenant into 
which thou hadst entered with them, the r^resentation 
of the homage and fealty they had sworn to thee. There, 
too, they heard thy voice of admonition, calling them 
back to thee again and again, and warning them not 
to deviate from the paths of rectitude. 

And the chosen one among thy chosen people was 
a descendant of Aaron, the High-Priest, a type of 
Israel, thy priestly nation, whom thou didst select to 
indicate unto all mankind the enlightened path of 
faith and knowledge. But still higher didst thou 
vouchsafe unto us a High Priest. 

From year to year dost thou send down to us from 
thy heavenly abode a messenger of atonement, charg- 
ing him to call us back unto thee in sweet and lovely 
accents. Thou hast delivered unto him a blissful mes- 
sage — a glorious watchword. This sanctified High 
Priest, — this bearer of good tidings from Heaven's 
heights, — is the sacred Day of Atonement and Repent- 




413 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



4^ 



ance. His message is, Return, ye children of men," 
— His watchword is /' Forgiveness/' 

We are filled with aw^e, Eternal God, as the solemn 
ceremonies of olden days pass before our minds, when 
the High Priest of Israel ministered in the Holy 
Temple at Jerusalem, and on this day made supplica- 
tion before thee. All-merciful Father, and besought 
clemency and forgiveness on behalf of thy chosen 
people, who as erring children sought a return to the 
fold of their Heavenly Parent. In the adornment of 
holiness, clothed with the white raiment, he stepped 
forth in sight of the people assembled in the courts 
of the Temple, and laying his hand on the sacrifice, he 
pronounced from his repentant heart, the confession of 
sin on behalf of himself and his household. Full^of 
grief and shame on account of our own sinfulness, and 
yet trusting in thy infinite mercy, we w^ill now, O Lord, 
utter before thee and in his own words, the High 
Priest's confessions of this solemn day. 

(The Congregation rise.) 

OGod! I have sinned, .^IlKpn .DB^.T JvJ|i< 

I have been perverse, I ^ ^ f . ^ 

have transgressed before ^'pS? . 'fl*?]^ 

hold. O bverlastmg One, '•' " f " " "^'"^L ' ** 
whose name I call, pardon. nUl);?! .D\VDrT? ♦l^J 
the sins, iniquities and ^ ^ " • ^q^^jj^^L,, 
transgressions, wherem I ' . •^|7 t v *">'.T: 
have sinned, turned aside Jt^^^^ ♦;^^jjffi3g<«j ♦^fl^li^^'l 
and trespassed against thee, '•'•'^ • ' -r ^ v • i tv : 
—I and my household, as Jllln? ^in35 ♦^flOl 
it is written in the law of ^--^•^•i. ♦•^^ ^^k^^ ^^^ii^ 
Moses, thy servant: " For 'll^^? 
on this day he shall atone Uyiy "^Qy HTrT 01*3 ^3 
for you to cleanse you. •' " 

From all your sins before D3rif^i "ITJIQ^ 

the Lord, shall ye be ; Q^t^^j^jgfij 
clean. t .. • t: •• : • •.• •• 



Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 414 



(Reader and Congregation while kneeling down.) 

And when the priests DH^II^n Di^^m D*Jfl3ni 
and the people who stood ..Zj,-- ^^♦♦♦^ 

in the courts, heard the In- '^'^^^^ C?? 
effable Name uttered from Hy^tl) "133111 tD^'PT M^{ 
the mouth of the High l^^Ijj .^^^ "^^^/^j^il^^jj^ 
Priest with sanctity and ' ' • 
purity, they bent their Vri ^nnnDDI n^'^P? 
knees and bowed down in . Q^^inrT^'PI 
adoration, and falling upon ' L ' L ' * 

their faces they exclaimed, ♦□n^;|) D^7?1J1 .Qn'\t2) 
^'Blessed be the name of ^^^^r) q?^' rDnplXl 
his glorious kingdom for ' L ^ L * L * 

ever and ever." n^;! dSI;^'? lnO>? 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

In the consciousness of his own failings, and by 
openly confessing his guilt, did the High Priest sanc- 
tify himself for the high office of atonement, to be per- 
formed on this day. He deemed not himself removed 
from sin and iniquity, but felt his own need of expia- 
tion, in order that he might be able to atone for the 
whole assembly whose eyes were directed towards him. 

From this illustrious example do we learn what 
raises the Iseralite to the vocation of a true priest, 
what renders him a worthy agent of connexion between 
man and thee, O Lord. To bear the name of Israel, 
by which we are called, in a deserving manner, requires 
our careful and continual watch over the sanctuary of 
our hearts, and never deeming ourselves exempt from 
the frailties to which man — the creature of dust — is 
subject. 

Oh ! that thou wouldst strengthen us all to perform 
our duty, and that every Israelite would consecrate 
himself, by means of wisdom and purity, to become a 



^^jc^ 

^ 415 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. ^ 

true priest, — an exemplar of faith and righteousness. 
Grant, O God, that all Israel may ever be inspired and 
guided by the conviction that as bearers of thy mes- 
sage to the human race, we should prepare and qualify 
ourselves for the great mission we are charged to con- 
vey among the nations of the earth. 

After having performed the ceremonies of atone- 
ment for himself and his household, he continued the 
solemn services of the day. He directed his eyes 
towards the members of his tribe, who had invoked 
thy mercy, and laying his hand on the sacrifice set 
apart for the priests, again confessed his own guilt, and 
that of his companions in the sacerdotal office. 

(The Congregation rise.) 

O God, I have sinned, I , ♦f^NtOn .QtrT? 
have been i^erverse I have, ^j^„_j^L^ /J^,^^ 
trespassed against thee, •*= m-t : rr t ■ r'v 
even I and my household, O^? pDN *Cl*51 

and the sons of Aaron thy 

holy priesthood. By thy r ' ^i"" 'J- 

name do I call. O pardon ♦ rilJl^Z!?! ♦ D^NDn? ♦NJ 

the sins, iniquities and tres- , ^j^jstDH^T' .tD'^^^ti^) 
passes, wherein I have sin- * r • x : • .• 

ned, failed and trespassed rj^^DVjllfpQC^^^^ 

against thee, even I and my qj; t^^?, ^TDI ^^IK 

household and the sons of - ' - • 
Aaron, thy holy priest- ^l'^^? ^^'^P? 

hood, as it is written in the ♦ ^THlDD ^30 HIJ^'D 
law of Moses thy holy '[ ' ' ' " 

servant: For on this day 0?^!?^: ^55! HTrt ^3 

he shall atone for you, to ^3^3 DDDS^ "nnD^^ 
cleanse you. From all * * ' r . ' 

your sins before the Lord, tnilpil 'J! ^J|3? DD^flKtSn 
^ shall ye be clean. ^ 



Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 416 ^ 

f 

(Reader and Congregation while kneeling down.) 

And when the priests DnplJ^H D^^m D*ill3m 

and the people who stood , ,.1^^ L ^JJ. '• j-^IA 

in the courts heard the In- O*^^?^'^' ^^0^? ^'^V^ 
effable Name uttered from '^'^MT^'^ 13D3n DtTTT D^? 
the mouth of the High l^^I^/.^^^ ^^.^ 

rriest with sanctity and ' • 

purity, they bent their ♦ PTirC^D^ 

knees and bowed down in , CD^^nritTbl 
adoration, and falling upon L ' L * * 

their faces they exclaimed, .Dn^JI) 7;;D^751^ .DHI^I 

^'Blessed be the name of ^i^S D^l?^ ^1*13 ♦DHplJ^l 
his eflorious kingdom for ' \ ^ \ ' L ' 

ever and ever." H^^l DSirV IDO^D 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

This act of atoning for the members of the priestly 
tribe, whose special calling it was to proclaim thy 
sacred word in Israel at a period, when the people 
were wavering and unfaithful, serves as an admonition 
to the teachers of Israel in the present day. Yea, they 
should realize fully the importance and responsibility 
of their position, and the sacred trust which is confided 
in their hands. Knowledge is to flow from their lips, 
instruction to be sought from their mouth ; they have 
to strew the seeds of salvation in the heart ; theirs is 
the duty of arousing the spirit of wisdom in the midst 
of the people. 

O, enlighten them with the refulgence of thy coun- 
tenance, that they may, as faithful shepherds, discern 
the spiritual need of their flock, and in ministering 
thereto establish the glory of thy kingdom. Inspire 
them with the spirit of love, that the best interests of 
Israel may be joyfully borne in their hearts, inciting 
them to combat and suffer, when necessary, for the cause 
of right and truth. O, do thou cleanse them from all 
impurity of thought and motive, that their every act may ^ 

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417 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

be impelled by the fear and honor of thy Holy Name. 
Strengthen them with unshaken confidence in thy 
power of eternal salvation, that they become not faint 
or weary in the performance of duty, but labor constant- 
ly to instruct and exhort thy people to keep alive the 
sacred mission assigned us. — The priestly tribe being 
atoned for, the High Priest proceeded to expiate the 
sins of the whole people. With an offering of fragrant 
incense, he entered the Holy of Holies, which most 
sacred spot was to Israel a pledge of thy all-pervading 
love among mankind. There he made atonement and 
prayed for pardon, on behalf of the whole congrega- 
tion of Israel. Filled with the sublime idea which, in 
full clearness, there arose within him that thou, the Most 
High, dwellest with the meek of spirit and with the con- 
trite and broken-hearted, he returned to his former sta- 
tion, and going to the sacrifice set apart for the people, he 
laid his hand upon it, and uttered the confession of sin on 
behalf of himself and the whole congregation of Israel. 
(The Congregation rise.) 

O God, Thy people, the * 
house of Israel, have sin- ^1^3 TiS^ ^""^^^ • ^^tSfQ 
ned, have been perverse, *' " 'i*-'"^ • . • 
have trespassed against ♦Dt:^'3 Nii* llint^^, 

iniquities and trespasses, ;!nr«»^'T , ^Ij^pnC' . D^JftT'oS 
wherein thy people, the ' ' ^ '] '' '/ 

house of Israel, have sin- ^1*3 ^^J? ^'^p? . WSf*"! 

ned, failed and trespassed -,2 3iri33 .SK")£r'» 
against thee, as it is written ~ = ^ - - t ; • 

in the law of Moses thy.nil33 ♦IDD ^1'2^ HC^O 
servant: " For on this day 1*.-,' 
he shall atone for you, to VJ?. ^^P^! ^^/^ D^*? '5 
cleanse you From all L^ j^ QDnX m'ch 
your sins before the Lord, " • .• " " = 

I shall ye be clean." mnnn '^D^ DTflKtsn I 



Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 41 8 



(Reader and Congregation while kneeling down.) 

And when the priests onpi^^H DT^^n") D*^!l3rT1 

and the people who stood , 1 . ^ • LJl ' 

inthecourtsfheardtheln-D^^^lJ^ ''^3 .TX^l^^ 
effable Name uttered from 13D|rr tD^il 

the mouth of the High l^^^/.^^ ^^/^j,;^^ 
rriest with sanctity and ' ' " • ' ** ▼ • 
purity, they bent their Vri h^^IHDDI rn*^'*7p53 
knees and bowed down in ^^.^f^^^'j^^ ' 
adoration, and falling upon " L L " • 

their faces they exclaimed, b;;D^75^^^^ .Dnl-!21 

Blessed be the name of-^-j^jp qjj^- ^'^^^ ♦Dn,plN1 
his glorious kingdom for ' " l ^ i ' I 
ever and ever." n;^;) oSirS IDO^.? 

(The Congregation are seated.) 
The services of the day being concluded, the High 
Priest came forth to the view of the assembled multi- 
tude, his face beaming with joy. A feeling of divine 
beatitude pervaded every heart. Thanksgiving and 
praise sounded from every mouth, and in united chorus 
they attuned chants of triumph unto thee, Heavenly 
Father, who rulest in mercy, and art the embodiment 
of beneficence and love. 

Ckoir and Congregation, 
o happy people with such reward, 
Whose God and Guardian is the Lord. 
Again, O Lord, have we reviewed the consecrated 
rites which, on this day, were the distinguishing feat- 
ures of thy ancient Temple, — the hallowed spot whence 
thy unity was proclaimed and thy benign Providence 
manifested. 

The sanctuary was destroyed, and Israel was sent 
forth to wander over the earth — himself a priest 
preaching the unity of thy Name and the duties of 
holiness among all mankind. 




419 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



But thy prophets taught us, in thy name, that the true 
significance of sacrifice consisted in a contrite heart 
and abrokenspirit ! Yea, fervent prayer and heartfelt de- 
votion are of more value than all sacrificial symbols, — 
the pious emotions of our souls far exceed sweet-smell- 
ing incense, — the soaring aloft of our spirits unto thee 
is a High Priest making atonement for us. And this 
day, too, has remained ours. This High Priest from 
heaven on high, this messenger of atonement, is again 
in our midst, soliciting us to arm ourselves for our 
priestly calling to sanctify thy Name among all nations, 
that they may perceive that with thee alone are mercy 
and forgiveness. 

We therefore pray to thee, as did the High Priest of 
old, when he had finished the solemn rites of this 
day. 

O grant, that during the year recently dawned upon 
us, thy blessings may rest upon all thy children. Cause 
peace to reign over the face of the globe, that nations 
may vie with each other in all those achievements 
which elevate the mind of man, ennoble his heart and 
purify his soul. Let happiness and prosperity prevail 
in our midst. Bless our fields with plenty, crown our 
labor with success. Unto the afflicted send comfort, 
unto the suffering thy gracious help. Adorn our dwell- 
ings with contentment, and keep far removed from us 
trouble and sorrow. Let our children grow up in thy 
fear. Assist our associations in all good and noble 
undertakings. — May the knowledge of thy Name 
spread more and more among the human race, so that 
all may unite with one accord to perform thy holy word. 
Thus will the whole earth become one Temple of peace 
and virtue, fulfilling the declaration of ihy prophet. 

Out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of 
the Lord from Jerusalem." Amen. 



.mnp: Q^pplii ^^^,51 .!inx q^sn rjnx 
n^?;i5i pJDO? :CD*j?n-)rT Nin nriN ♦a 

.ilB' p"<P?P JDll^P 1^^,^ ^^"p^^ 'CDlp^ 

nom Sv?i J2in3 ^n^n? 103 

."low Da^i " DJiO Nnp*! d1'3 ."idno 
mn» I nin* 

T ; T ; 

:n^^?i ipn CD*p!!< ^^s>5 p^ni Dim. 
:np;.'i nxDm K'^^, pJJ "'5(7 ">Vj 

ipn IP .*iiDn 3n.p)3 mriJJ''* '^jn's Dif^p '5^p 
T^'pr)-)?*! 'NEon rrDD* /^'i;/! ♦r.^'i? nc^ui D»$)St«S 




1^^^- — "^♦^^ 
I 421 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. # 

I ^ ^ ___ I 

O, God ! whose grace throughout the earth is known 
^to anger slow, of sweet compassion full — the Way to 
the repentant thou hast shown — to turn to .thee, Al- 
mighty, Merciful. — Remember thou each day thy 
chosen seed,- — unto their heartfelt cries incline thine 
ear, — O Lord of mercy ! when in direful need,— we 
humbly seek thy presence with our prayer, — Turn from 
thy wrath, accordin g to thy word — beneath the shadow 
of thy wings grant rest — as on that day thy heavenly 
voice was heard, — ^^in clouds of never-ending^ mystery 
dressed. — Forgive our sins, thy mercy now display ; 
O listen to our plaint, thy grace proclaim, — as when 
the Meek one stood that hallowed day — and sought 
thy pardon by thy glorious Name ; as it is written : 

And the Lord passed by before him and proclaimed, 
The Lord, the Lord God merciful and gracious, 
long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 
keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquityy trans- 
gression and sin.'' 

Forgive then our transgression and sin, and let 
us inherit thy grace. . 



My King, who sooth'st to peace my troubled thoughts, 

Whose mercy and forgiveness never cease, 
Cover my guilt, and grace me with thy love, 
For unto thee I cry all this day." 

This day, O Lord, from our rebellion heal us. 
Bestow thy love on these to thee returning. 
Forsaken be the wicked way, — no sin 
Shall bide with us this day." 

— 




Dmssrr dvS ^D)f2 nSiDn 422 

- T . •i**t: jt; -t 

in:rir'r.D;j'ipn in^srii .SNntj't "133 ni^rr . 
|ix:rr npnv ni3?i .3?''rr ^q'S^ inix^ .jnt^rr 
:Dl*rr DirrD Srif^n rrnia .iB'V 

.... I T - IV 

Drtns \Sl»jn W i^»(iliiij?) H;: w Vltp* Dl^rr 
ni|) ?]npm ^^prn .Siorri u^Sj; oni Sj; 3?< 
jczivrr Siori Di .dwW Sidjhs iA^ 

• • * ; • I** 

Dn3''.ntt''pi ^^t:'"!? "1133^ nib';?^ n^iif nrn Di*n 

{D1*D i:a;f n3 .TfN nl3N p-jV3 IJp.'lV 

ijmj^i wha Nirr o .£Dn inoD ii:;^n uvSn* 

.,-„_ .... . |. ....... 

.pinn iJnii< d»*dd "i$p5i "i^Pfi i^J^.^'l di*!:^ 
nn^Sp .pinnp niDj^p iip ^rj'I^N ii^np 

yht?) ^yi Sspi n^n ?]p;; 'ini Di*n 
'3 itj'"'],!! iQiy riNni .iDinp ip'iv'? ^'Jp^ ^1^2:1^! 

:Dl*n ^3 onS S3N» ah '3 .'i3 nn |. 



423 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

_ _ _ ; 

This day wash us from guilt ; — remove our wrongs, 
Be thou our priest with waters pure to cleanse us ; 
Thou'rt Israel's hope, and he thy minister 

Designed to praise thee all his day/' 

This day, we pray, accomplish our atonement, 
And take us back to thee, for Abraham's sake, 
Who, waiting for a deed of charity, sat 

In the tent-door, in the heat of the day/' 

This day, Lord, show thy glory through forgiveness, 
Have pity, as a father on his children. 
And as thy grace and love have never failed us, 
" So let them rest on us this day." 

This day to grant atonement thou wast pleased 
To those who neared with sacred rites thine altar , 
These rites are gone, — our fathers' virtues stand; 
They live with us this day." 

This day, the Lord, with whom no wrath can dwell, 
From his unmeasured hights will hear and help us ; 
** For he's our God, and we his flock ; his hand 
Will feed us this day." 

This day record us guiltless in life's book, 
And when on thee we call, stand not afar. — 
This feast, thou hast for our release appointed, 
" Is in Israel a statute to this day." 

This day accept thy people's meek confession, 
Accept their words as pleaders at thy throne. 
See their afflicted souls, as they abstain 

From food all this day." \ 



^W) i~^lp i^^JI?, ^T>Lf] ^niN lT^3i nfrr* 

nijr'n .nSiS-if^t?''? nm^p ♦rr^i?' ^I^^qS ani^;. Di-^n 
mnn Sj;* :];r{< HDrt . nSi;^? ♦nsi^ diW" 

upj t:'i-ip .^jn^K noD iJp'ivS njj njs Di*n 
.♦:ijnn ni^^i D^^n-i nyt:; nns .^^iir 730 ij"inDi 

.:]riP7'Sp D»\Xino .D^fip^a .^173:1^. ^N-jb'! 
Pip 103 . tunj^iB'' rr]^^' . D'Opp^ 

: D'sSnS ion "iviin Snh cong. : d^sdid 

• T -: T V |V .. - .. T . T 

:D»i3SNS ion nviarr Snh cong. irirvi nn 103 

• T -; T V IV - .. T - I - 1" i 

:d'£3SnS ion -ivun Snh cong. .dodji 

• T T V )v ..... t • T : .3. 



i 425 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



This day with outspread hands they tell thy power, 
They long to see thy face, with praise and song ; 
Confessing and abandoning their sins, 

They pray continually this day. ' 

This day support those knocking at thy gate, 
Hold dear their souls which trembling on thee lean ; 
Spread out to them thy hand, and say, Ye, cleaving 
Unto the Lord, your God, shall live this day 

This day, my stammering word be sweet like incense, 
My lips' poor tribute like a holocaust ! 
O Lord, incline thine ear unto the prayers 
Which thy servants offer this day.'' 

This day turn to my side, declare me clear, 
And for my fathers' sake, O Holy One, 
Open thy mercy-gate unto our plaints. — 
*' Stand still, and see what wonderous salvation 
The Lord will work for you this day." 



Lord ! Thy people of Israel are gathered before thee, 
Soliciting pardon and grace, they implore thee ; 
To their supplication give merciful heed, 
'Tis their sacrifice brought for thy people to plead. 
{Cong.) O God, keeping grace to thy worshipers' seed ! 

Lord ! Thy people of Israel, depressed and contrite, 
Bow down unto thee, Lord, adorned with might ; 
Regard thou their plaint in their hour of need ^ ' 
As their incense waved for thy people to plead. 
(Cong.) O God, keeping grace to thy worshipers' seed ! 

Lord ! Thy people of Israel on thee now relying 

Appeal to thy love, for salvation crying ; 

Let their suit be fulfilled, let the prayers they read, 

Be offerings burnt for thy people to plead. 

(Cong.) O God, keeping grace to thy worshipers' seed ! # 



DniMn DvS ^iDiD nSfin 426 
DVi^pi .izi*pj;?)J) D'prriJ •'H^.^jS? 

t't ; r |T • : - p t t| : t t - 

.•D'fiSxS iDH "li'ijin ^7X11 Cong. jD'^Sa^i nm-ip3 

^j-iDn Si* 'Dp^^f,?"! ^V^ii). ^i^l^t 
. □nijiB'" ny.2f" . D^pi niDp or? dk"! . d^^ij^'j 
la'shah ion nyi^n Sxn cong. :D»iDpe''j ti^Sn* ♦a 

• t-:t V IV .. - ■■ T • It; • I Iv •• 



.ptt'N-} pc'N-i T5J;?P ."iPJi nij'Ui;^Snip .nn^prr? 

; • T^T T : ~ ( T T T ^- I T ; 

- |T T : •• : <• : • - |t t |-- 

1P3 .D^ipp "iJirS i^J^Tin^" 10? .nnj?';^. ^h^' nn.5 
Ntnf^'l aa'" la;^ 3v*r>?? nin» w .3in3^' 

T : •• : 

T : T : 

jn|5i4 nxDm j^trai p;^^ n^'j d'sS^S -jpn "r^fj 

IT : - : I - T - : f t : - t : 



427 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement, 




Lord ! Thy people of Israel are abashed and afraid ; 
Because of their sins they're appalled and dismayed ; 
O hear their entreaties and send them good speed, 
Their peace-offering be the guilt they plead, 
(Cong.) Q: God, keeping grace to thy worshipers- seed. 

Lord! Thy people of Israel are sighing and moaning, 
But they lean on thy grace. Lord, in the heavens 
throning ! 

Accept, then, their prayer, though worthless their deed, 
Let their unshaken trust for their clearance plead. 
{Cong.) O God, keeping grace to thy worshipers' seed ! 



Eternal King, enthroned on the seat of mercy, who 
rulest thy creatures in thy attribute of charity ! Con- 
scious of their sinfulness, thy people lift up their eyes 
unto thee, whose mercy is extended even unto sinners. 
Thou bestowest kindness unto all mortals, and dost 
not deal with them according to the measure of their 
evil deeds. In days of yore didst thou make known 
thy divine essence, through the meekest of mortals, 
even as it is written : And the Lord appeared in the 
cloud, and standing there with him (Moses), proclaimed ] 
the name of the Eternal. 

And when the Lord passed before him, he called out : ; 
The Eternal! The Eternal! 
is a gracious and merciful God, long-suffering and 
abundant in mercy and truth, showing kindness unto 
the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity, trans- 
gression and sin. 

Forgive then, O God, our sins and iniquities, and let 
H us inherit thy divine mercy. 



Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 428 

HYMN. 

Reader. 

Here, in thy house, we stand and pray, 

O Father, for tliy pardon. 
Thy grace did consecrate this day 

To be the day of pardon. 
O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 

The gracious word, " I've pardoned/* 

Choir and Congregation. 
O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, " IVe pardoned/* 

Reader, 

0*er all the earth the sound is heard, 
" With thee, with thee there's pardon." 

What lives through thy creative word 
May live in hope for pardon. 

O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, " I've pardoned.'* 

Choir and Congregation, 
O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, " I've pardoned/* 



Reader, 

Thou wilt not that the sinner die. 
But that he live through pardon. 



429 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



Thou waitest — if for light he sigh, 
Thou grantest beaming pardon. 

O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, " IVe pardoned." 

Choir and Congregation. 
O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, "I've pardoned.*' 

Reader, 

The broken-hearted and depressed, 
Thou liftest up through pardon ; 

The wearied leadest thou to rest — 
How sweet the rest of pardon ! 

O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, " I've pardoned.'* 

Choir and Congregation, 
O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, I've pardoned.'' 

Reader, 

To thee in fervent prayer we raise 
Our voice, " Lord, give us pardon." 

It is thy glory, 'tis thy praise. 

With thee, with thee there's pardon." 

O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, " I've pardoned." 

Choir and Congregation. 
O, let us hear, our God and Lord, 
The gracious word, I've pardoned." 



Dni5:jn dvV fjoi!? nSsn 430 

nSon) SinpiT 

(Alternately between Reader, Choir and Congregation) : 

njj/i"! nr){<i^ ^i^N!; i^jj nnxi ^naj/^ijist 

: nnNi ^n'^D^ ♦ nnt^i 

r- : T - : ) i t"-.. : |T 7- • T - : ||v) it 

: ii7.t:j<? nnN^ • ''^7''"^ ^^^) ^^'X'^ "^^^ 

h^rh'iy'n m .D^am aha nnxi .riy ♦nSo m 

.. ^ ... J.. ^ .^j.j. _ .. T - ; T T 

|- T ■ : • - ; |- T • : ) |v t : t t |t 

11 .r\i;p^ loiS .q-ij? ♦^■pi D^jp n;; '•^n.^JS r^*'^ 

|T 1 i i f- •- f -■■ ■■ r ■■■■ 

|T T : 1- T -: 



431 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

Our God and the God of our fathers ! O forsake 
us not. Cast us not off, nor put us to shame. Cease 
not thy covenant with us. Cause us to be drawn nearer 
to the fulfiHment of thy law ; teach us thy command- 
ments; show us thy ways ; incline our hearts to fear thy 
name; make our souls to love thee, that we may 
turn unto thee with a true and perfect heart, and be 
worthy to receive, in thy great name, forgiveness and 
pardon for our sins. 

(The following verses are said alternately by the Reader, the Choir 
and the Congregation.) 

For we are thy people, and thou art our God. 

We are thy children, and thou art our Father. 

We are thy servants, and thou art our Master. 

We are thy flock, and thou our Shepherd. 

We are thy vineyard, and thou our Guardian. 

We are thine inheritance, and thou our Portion. 

We are thy confiders, and thou art our Savior. 

We are thy work, and thou art our Maker. 

We are thy possession, and thou our Defence. 

We are thy subjects, and thou art our King. 

We are thy beloved, and thou art our Friend. 

We are thy followers, and thou art our Leader. 

We are full of sin, while thou art full of mercy. 
We and our existence are vanity and emptiness, while 
thou art the ever-living, ever-enduring God. We 
and our days are like a fleeting shadow, but thou art 
unchanging and never-ending. 



We beseech thee, O God, allow our petitions to come 
before thee, and hide not thyself from our supplications, 
for we are not so shameless of face or hardened, as to 
declare in thy presence, O Lord our God, and the God 
of our fathers, We are righteous and free from sin," 
for verily must we acknowledge that we have indeed 
sinned. 



CONFESSION OF SINS. 





m- 



(^Reader and Choir, — The Congregation rise and repeat each word.) 

.i:5Jf.ri .unria^ .ij;fa^'"j : f]"ii{ ^^'fp. ^yrr^ 
njS mc'* k'?) doidd ^j^ps^'api ?|*piVS9 i^lp 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

Great is our guilt. We have betrayed the confidence 
placed in us ; we have trespassed on the rights of others ; 
we have made use of defaming words ; we have per- 
verted what was right ; we have wrongly condemned 
our fellow-men. We have been defiant and violent ; 
we have often devised iniquity ; we have planned evil 
and uttered falsehood ; we have scornfully rejected and 
even contemned virtue. We have been rebellious 
against thy voice; we have been refractory, malignant 
and stubborn ; we have acted wickedly ; we have cor- 
rupted and have done abominably. We have not only 
gone astray, but have, alas ! induced others to err. 

Indeed, we have turned aside from thy commands, 
and been heedless of thy good injunctions framed for 
our benefit ; but now, we acknowledge the justice of all 
thy decrees over us, — that what thou doest is right, 

i while we have offended against thee. 

\ 22 



433 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. I 



(The Congregation in a low voice.) 

All-Bountiful Father! Encouraged by the knowledge 
of the great mercy, which the holy services of this 
day so frequently bring to our view, I again approach 
thy throne to pour out before thee my sin-encumbered 
soul. A blushing sinner do I now stand before thee, 
my head bent down under the weight of transgression. 
In foolish infatuation have I allowed the lures of world- 
liness to overpower me and render me listless of thy 
paternal admonitions, heedless of Religion's warning 
voice. I am full of shame, O God, at my folly, and in 
the bitterness of grief, do I realize what I am^ and 
what I should be. With pain and sorrow, do I perceive, 
how much I have harmed myself and others by the 
perversion of those faculties, that were granted to me 
by thy paternal love, for the fulfillment of my mission 
on earth. Marvellous things hast thou wrought for. 
me, yet have I failed to appreciate them. Thou didst 
vouchsafe unto me the light of thy truth, yet did I 
close my eyes so as not to see it. Thou didst send 
unto me the message of thy law, but I opened not my 
ear to listen to it. Where shall I hide myself, O Lord, 
that thy scrutinizing eye shall not see me ? Whither 
shall I flee, that the voice of thy disapproval shall not 
reach me? There is no spot beyond reach of thy 
Omnipresence, no darkness that can conceal me from 
thy Omniscience. 

But one relief is yet left me — one hope that sus- 
tains me. I will hide myself under the shadow of thy 
mercy, for thy forbearance is immeasurable and the 
fount of thy love is never-failing. Thou desirest not 
the sinner to perish, butacceptest most graciously the 
erring, when he returneth unto thee in penitence. 
Thou avertest not thy countenance from the contrite 
sinner, never saying unto him, It is too late!' But 
thou desirest us to hallow the Day of Atonement, 
which assures us that thou wilt forget the sins we have \ 




Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 434 f 



committed, provided we cast them away from us 
and turn back to the path of virtue which we have 
abandoned. 

Arise then, my soul ! Bestir thyself, my spirit ! Take 
courage, O my heart ! The mercy of the Lord is not 
withheld from thee; the path of virtue is not closed up 
before thee. Rise, my soul, and sever the chains that 
passion has wound around thee ; sunder the bonds with 
which lust pinions thee to the things of the earth. 
Bestir thyself, O my spirit ! Combat vice wherever it 
may approach thee, establish a firm resolution and 
cling to it amid the temptations and the storms of life. 
Take courage, O my heart ! Thou art exculpated before 
thyself, when cleansed before thy Heavenly Judge. 

O Merciful God ! The conciliation for which I now 
j I , strive, let me find in my own heart. O ! let me strive 
I j - untiringly for thy pardon, and do thou impress my 
, , ! soul with the conviction, that I cannot gain what I 
solicit by means of words, but by the evidence of act 
and deed. May I not appear absolved in my own 
eyes, if not truly absolved before thee, and grant that 
I may also find the forgiveness of my brethren whom I 
may have wronged. Let me not be weary, until I 
have succeeded in assuaging the pain I have caused 
them, so that I may regain their love through my 
merit, even as I have lost it through my fault. And 
do thou, O Lord, aid me in extinguishing all ill-will 
and rancor towards those who may have harbored 
malice against me. Cause me to forgive readily all who 
may have harmed me, and joyfully accept the hand 
of fraternal regard that may be extended towards me. 

Reconcile me, O Lord, with thee, with myself, and 
with those who like myself are thy children, all rely- 
ing on thee, who art a loving Father unto all genera- 
o tions. Amen ! 



i 435 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 
^ . — . — 

pitr "i3p| n^i . DnD dc^v "ionj hd 

^— j«« T" t: - t |'t; 

What shall we say before thee, who dwellest on 
High, or what shall we utter before thee, who art 
enthroned above the spheres ? Thou dost, indeed, 
know everything, what is secret as well as what is 
manifest ; thou knowest the mysteries of eternity, and 
the most carefully concealed secrets of all living. 

Thou searchest the remotest recesses of our souls, 
and probest all our thoughts and aspirations. There 
is no word that can escape thy cognizance, no deed 
that can be hidden from thy sight. 

We therefore beseech thee, O Lord our God and the 
God of our fathers, to vouchsafe unto us forgive- 
ness for all our sins, remission for all our offences, 
pardon for all our transgressions which we have com- 
mitted before thee in thought, word, and deed, — |l 



5?^ 



— . =°^l»^ 

Dma^n dvS qoTt: nSsn 436 1 
nriN-o .^jS--i|5 .ijS-Sn.p .iJ,S-nSD .nin'Sp 



Eeadek. Congkegatiok. 
?|l!p3 .n^pl pi ."IIWI 

rjiosSx'p .nipnv -1311 .nipia;?^nSiji 

.d^'pt pin .D'SiiD? f]pir 

?|ia3 'p .pjini Dinn .VNiip^ 3i"ip 

^jlPsS^rp .D'p'p^i ^pin .D*pn:r' pit:' 
rjip-) hii ♦p •I^c''!) Sj; niyi .p:; ntj 

i3y^ pj; Nt^^j ^1193 Si< ♦p T W 3in33 
lorr 3p^:S npN |nn tanNisn-Ss d; niSvp^ 



% 437 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

^ ___ _ ^ — . _____ 

whether by the force of external influences, or our own 
free volition, — whether openly or in secret, — presump- 
tuously or through error. Forgive, remit, and pardon 
them all, O Lord of pardon, who art ever merciful and 
ready to forgive, — full of love and abundant in kind- 
ness unto all who call upon thee in truth. 



Source of strength and lustrous light, — Author both 
of depth and height, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Mysteries are known to thee, — Right is all thou dost 
decree, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Wrapped in majesty divine, — There's no power be- 
yond thine, — Who is, God, like unto thee? 

Thou upliftest the depressed, — Through thy grace 
the poor are blest, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Wrong cannot endure thy sight, — Dweller in the 
heavens bright, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Sins dost thou in grace remove, — Clothed in deeds 
of truth and love, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Princes must obey thy law, — Bow before thy height 
in awe, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Thou, support of those who fall, — Hear'st the op- 
pressed, when they call, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Thou redeem'st from woe and need, — Thou art right- 
eous in each deed, — Who is, God, like unto thee? 

Nigh to those who on thee call, — Merciful and kind 
to all, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Thou, enthroned in clouds, unseen, — Guardest all 
that on thee lean, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

Endless is thy pardoning grace, — Sins of man dost 
thou eftace, — Who is, God, like unto thee ? 

As it is written : Who is, God, like unto thee, that 
pardoneth the sins of the remnant of his inheritance ? 
Thou wilt again have compassion upon us and cast 
our sins into the depths of the sea, performing what 
^ thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. 



DniaDH DvS f^DiD nSan 438 
^'^lliifp nriD jsjin ♦DiN "iiok^ .?]»^»)? n^:D 

^I'l^I/S "inD")^ <-inip '3niK Sx^t?: ^3 mDtri ..^^Bf^p^ 

|n{?^'» ^^^c^ |Snpi . Sn")^;'? ihSd p . npj;?5 
.rrSiDi SniD tiSd ijS rinr'^aoi nni nil '^Da 

- I- : •• I v|v |T I •• I jv't ; ~ • T T ; 

nnrtN? Dn^iDini .S^nirr ?|pj;5 ij»nS?< nv") v. 

niiDj;^ I'pn |iinS ♦npi -Sapn 



?r-'-^/y- — 

439 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



O our God, and the God of our fathers ! Forgive us 
our sins on this day of (Sabbath rest and) Atonement ! 
Blot out our transgresssions and obhterate our guilt 
from before thine all-seeing eye, as it is said, I, even I, 
will blot out thy transgressions for mine own sake and 
will not remember thy sins." And furthermore do we 
read: " I will make vanish like a cloud thy transgres- 
sions and like vapor, thy sins ; return unto me, for I have 
redeemed thee." And again it is recorded : For on 
this day shall he absolve you to cleanse you ; from all 
your sins before the Lord shall ye be clean." 

O our God and the God of our Fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy command- 
ments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness and 
grant us joy through thy salvation. Permit us to enjoy 
thy holy Sabbath in full love for thy Holy Name,) 
Purify our hearts that we may serve thee in truth, for 
thou wilt forgive Israel, even as thou wast a God of 
mercy and pardon in all generations, and there is no 
atoning power save thine. Praised be thou, O Lord, 
who year after year, on this day, renewest in our hearts 
an abiding confidence in thy attribute of pardon ; O 
Ruler of all the earth, who hast assigned the power of 
sanctification to (the Sabbath,) Israel, thy priestly 
people, and this Day of Atonement. 

V. O Lord, our God ! Bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel ; accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone do we 
offer reverence and adoration. Amen ! 



|.. v; t; t - t | t ; | — : 

Dni^ni . rj'pqi 173-^7 oniDrr .onnyiip.^n")^. 

:-l'7 'ij^ip oSirp .?|*7DD isn-Kb ^? 

;?]pn5 'J^-Ss D'5"it3 D':n^ Din?i 

Dion nnx rjn^ .nSp lip'ir;^! i:nj;ic'> Skh 

J ninn^ nit: 7p) 



D ♦ : n D n D "1 2 

(The Ark is opened, the Congregation rise.) 

m^^Drt n5733 i:d73 .ij'ni3J< 'rtSN"! irpSx 
♦3D n7ioj<n .?|i3.j; nro '1'. 73; nninpn .nnina 
niDs^s ^07p d;! tD'jiiD VJ31 pn>? 

(Each single word, said by the Reader, is repeated by the Choir.) 

,rf7^ .vj|i .7j<: :^;^,Pt?^t1 '^TOl 



# 441 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



VI. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail ; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
and trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives. 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. ' 

Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy 
covenant. 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 



THE PRIESTLY BENEDICTION. 

(The Ark is opened, the Congregation rise.) 

Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnly pronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : 

(Each single word, said by the Reader, is repeated by the Choir.) 

The Lord — bless — and preserve thee ! The Lord — 
make his face — to shine — upon thee, — and be gracious 
— unto thee ! — The Lord — lift up — his countenance — 
J unto thee, — and give — thee peace! Amen. 

§:^=m= ==&^c^ 



^ Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 442 ^ 

(The Rabbi before the opened Ark.) 

O Lord, our Father, our God ! Hearken in grace 
and mercy, unto the blessing which we pronounce on 
the Congregation of Israel according to thy ordinance 
proclaimed in the law of Moses, and delivered unto 
him from the mouth of thy divine glory. 

Bestow thy paternal blessing abundantly upon all 
w^ho trustfully look up to thee. Crown the year, upon 
which we have entered, with thy bounty, so that all 
creatures, in whom thou hast breathed thy holy spirit, 
may rejoice in thy mercy and be satisfied, refreshed 
and cheered with the gifts of thy love. 

Vouchsafe to the soil vivifying dew and refreshing 
rain in due season, that the produce ox the field and 
the fruit of the tree may thrive luxuriantly. 

Bless likewise every avocation. Reward with ample 
success every honest labor in every sphere of human 
activity, that those who work for their household with 
zeal and assiduity, may not toil in vain. We pray not. 
Almighty Father, for riches and affluence, but for our 
daily bread, which we beseech thee to grant unto us in 
honor and contentment, and not in shame and dis- 
grace. Spare us and our dear ones from all manner 
of dependence on human gifts and charity, and bless 
our own industry and toil, so that we may receive what 
we need, out of thy full, munificent and ever open hand, 
and never be put to shame before mankind. 

O Father ! Let thy protecting care be ever nigh unto 
us. Guard us against all evil occurrences and misfor- 
tunes ; keep aloof from us pestilence, famine and loath- 
some diseases ; preserve alive unto us those delights 
of our hearts and hopes of our aged days, wherewith 
thy infinite kindness hath blessed us. Remember all 
of us, O Father ! unto a happy life, and appoint thy ^ 
§ angels to watch and guard us on all our ways. ^ 



443 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



We furthermore beseech thee, O Father, to bless all 
of us with the light of thy countenance. " For man 
liveth not for the sake of bread alone, but in order to 
obey all the teachings which proceed from thy mouth, 
by which he may obtain eternal salvation." O enlighten 
us with the spirit of thy knowledge and thy law. 
Grant that we may constantly advance in wisdom and 
understanding, and ever progress on the path of light 
and salvation. And to this end, do thou bless, O 
Eternal, all institutions by means of which thy law 
and thy truth are established in our midst. Let thine 
eyes regard with favor this house which we have con- 
secrated to thy service, and for the pouring out of our 
hearts in devotion and prayer before thy august pre- 
sence. O hearken from thy heavenly abode to the 
petitions and supplications, which may rise 'from hence 
out of devout souls, so that thy everlasting govern- 
ment of grace and mercy may be manifested over us all. 

And with abundant kindness and compassion, lift up, 
O Lord, thy countenance upon us and grant us peace. 
Yea, let peace prevail in our habitations and in our 
hearts ; among Israel and all the families of the earth. 
Banish hate and enmity from the face of the universe, 
and strife and warfare wherever it may rage between 
men. O ! bring near the period predicted in thy 
holy word, when no people shall lift up sword against 
people, but all nations shall walk in thy light and thy 
love. 

And may continuous, unfading peace reign in our 
hearts, as the blossom and the fruit of purity and 
expiation obtained through thee. Eternal Father, 
abundant in mercy and full of forbearance ! so that, 
while denizens of earth, we may live in peace, and close 
our eyes in peace, relying with full trust on our soul 
returning to its paternal abode, where thou wilt dis- 
pense unto it the crowning blessings of light and 
peace everlasting. Amen ! 



m . 



^W) .DiW .n-jiD^a pis'" .Dnsan^x 

T viv : • : T T : • - ■• y ; • 

(The Ark is closed, the Congregation take their seats.) 

"iiNja -irT>v*5 iJ,*?? i^p:|3 

o»*n min i:^nSi< « u,'? nru -iind ♦a .?i'i3 

\- - I" v: t: |t t |- t J |vt : • ) p.-r 

•• T • : T • T T T : - T : T T : • - v |- ; 

•- V •■ v: T- |.- :- V -: r- t : 

(Choir and Congregation say : " Amen,'* and add the following 
sentences.) 



:fpN .Tji^nV iJpPOri Di'n 

It t: , I,. - : |t : l|v t r :|t: 

•• T : • T : |T V : • t ; — ; • - : t t : 

lahfij ntrij; Tina .DSi;^n i;; 



% 445 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 

Almighty in the heavens' hight, enthroned in Ma- 
jesty ! Thou art peace, and thy name is peace. Be 
pleased to grant unto us and unto thy people, the 
house of Israel, life and blessing for the sake of the 
preservation of peace. 

(The Ark is closed, the Congregation are seated.) 

- VII. We now implore thee to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

And especially on these solemn days of penitence 
do we pray thee to remember and inscribe us, and all 
the people of the house of Israel, in the book of life, 
blessing, peace, and prosperity, as it is written, "And ye 
that cleaved unto the Lord, your God, are all alive this 
day." ; 

(The Choir and Congregation say : " Amen," and add the following 
sentences.) 

This day be pleased with strength to dress us ! Amen, 
This day be pleased with joys to bless us ! Amen. 
This day make great thy servants' name ! Amen. 
This day with thy salvation grace us ! Amen. 
This day. Lord, hear our humble claim ! Amen. 
This day in thy great mercy brace us ! Amen. 

This day bring us nearer to thy service, that it may 
be well with us, and render our lives happy — that 
righteousness and blessing, grace, life and peace may 
attend us and all Israel, now and evermore. Praised 
be thou, O Lord, the unfailing fount of peace. 




Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 446 



f 



Choir and Coiigregation, 

There is none like our God ! 
There is none like our Lord ! 
There is none like our King ! 
There is none like our Savior I 

Who is like our God ? 
Who is like our Lord ? 
Who is like our King? 
Who is like our Savior ? 



Reader. 29. 



We will give thanks unto our God ! 

We will give thanks unto our Lord ! ♦ 1 j^iinNS n*TlJJ 

We will give thanks unto our King ! ^ 1 JsS^S n*Tli 

We will give thanks unto our Savior! J.*|Jt^JJ^'jQ7 rnlj 



Blessed be our God ! 
Blessed be our Lord 1 
Blessed be our King ! 
Blessed be our Savior 1 

Thou art our God ! 
Thou art our Lord ! 
Thou art our King ! 
Thou art our Savior ! 



Kin nm 
xn r\m 



447 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 
(The Rabbi) 

With humility and awe do we declare thy glory this 
day, O Lord, and acknowledge that all thy ways are 
righteous and just, — full of kindness and love ; that thy 
wisdom is unsearchable, thy holiness most sublime. 
Our souls soar aloft while recounting thy perfections, 
but, alas ! when viewing our frailties and infirmities, 
and considering our ill deeds and unholy aspirations, 
sorrow and anguish seize us and make us tremble ; 
shame and confusion, fear and anxiety fill our contrite 
hearts. How shall we dare approach thee, or even 
make mention of thy ineffably sacred Name, laden as 
we are with error, replete with iniquity, conscious of 
short-comings, polluted by transgressions ? 

O Father, who from the most exalted heights 
lookest down into the remotest depths, we feel and 
know that thy all-seeing eye penetrates us and our 
doings. Thou knowest how far removed we are from 
the path of perfection. Verily have we no merits 
which could justify us before thee. Thou knowest 
how often we have gone astray, and that even our 
good resolutions and noble actions bear the stamp of 
imperfection. How then can the mortal stand before 
thy throne of judgment, who, day after day, commits 
wrong, — who bears within him the consciousness of 
evil deeds, and whose heart is pierced with the pain of 
self-accusation ? 

O God! it is only because we rely on thy mercy, 
that we are emboldened to draw near unto thee this 
day. In bitter anguish do we exclaim We have sin- 
ned and thou heedest our cry, thou stretchest forth 
thy hand towards us, saying : " Return, ye children 
of men, all your transgressions shall be taken off, and 
every guilt wiped out." Having heard the inspiring 
words, we throw ourselves at the gates of mercy, and 
seek to return unto thee. Whatever be our past failings, 
this day is it our sincere desire to amend, to embrace 




Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 448 

goodness more firmly, to strive after virtue more 
zealously. We will engage in the hard battle, we 
will struggle in the fierce encounter, and purify our 
hearts from all defiling spots, conscious that thou wilt 
aid us in our endeavors to walk with truth and up- 
rightness in all thy ways. For what dost thou, O 
Lord, require of us mortals but that we should strive 
to do righteousness, and walk humbly before thee ? 
Therefore is this day given unto us, that we should 
cleanse ourselves from all our sins, listen to thy voice 
of love and pity, and the promises of forgiveness unto 
all who sincerely return unto thee. 

Yea, our Father, this day is a gift of thy boundless 
grace and mercy, recalling to our minds the high mis- 
sion thou hast assigned us. We feel ourselves ani- 
mated at this moment with the breath of thy love, and 
our souls are brought to the consciousness of our 
exalted destiny. In the transport of devotion doth 
thy spirit seize us and uplift us above the things 
of earth, beyond our narrow span of existence here 
below. Our eyes are bedewed with tears when soar- 
ing upwards to thee, O Eternal, and our hearts are 
thrilled with sweet emotions. The fetters of pride and 
obduracy are shattered in pieces, our earthly cares melt 
away, our grief and anguish are dissipated, as we stand 
before thee freed from what had hitherto dejected us. 
O that we permitted not these pious sentiments to be 
only of this day's, this hour's, this moment's birth and 
duration, but that at all times and in all places, — ever 
and everywhere, our hearts might remain pure and we 
might never forget thee. That no temptation should 
have control over us, but that with cheerfulness and 
perseverance, we might choose at all times, that which 
is good, pure and holy. 

O Father, we will retain to the latest hour of exist- 
ence the sacred emotions of this day, and never relin- 
% quish the noble aspirations, with which thy solemn § 



% 449 Additional Service for the Day of Atonement. 



admonitions animate our souls. This day shall not 
pass from us without earnest self-examination, and an 
honest striving to regenerate our hearts. To those 
sacred objects do we devote it. We will cause our 
mental gaze to penetrate into the most secret recesses 
of our hearts; we will search after the hidden motives 
of our actions ; we will scrutinize our thoughts, words 
and deeds, in order to be cleansed before thee. We 
will not be dazzled by the glitter of false virtue, or by 
the outward appearance of morality and piety with 
which, in fatal self-delusion, we so often try to deceive 
ourselves. We will listen readily to thy rebuke this 
day, and though it pierce our hearts with bitter keen- 
ness, though it wound our self-love, as we unveil rather 
than conceal our perverseness, yet will we bare 
ourselves to receive thy w^holesome chastening and 
acknowledge its healing effect. Then shall we succeed, 
with thy help, in forsaking the errors into which we | 
have fallen, and with strong determination and unre- I 
mitting care watch over our deeds, till we become more j 
and more confirmed in true virtue and real wisdom, I 
by means of which we may hope, that when our earthly j 
career shall have closed, we shall appear before thee i 
clear and pure, proclaiming thy praises in unison with 
all the faithful and pious, who surround thy radiant 
throne in holiness. Amen. 





nn n S an 



T v: t: V T •■ : - t |r v r •■; - 

(n"Dp D-'bnn) 

n^XtD^iirS ^ip??'" nSSnj^i ^^nn^ ov-S^^ 

: I vi • 1 T ... • ; : T : t; t 

VDnni VsS "-DID non-'^njii d»3n n'*^* oin-n 

T -: -: - t: vit t: -r - I viv t; -: 

^^■h J^.'7inS m^T ^ni'^^^^ ''T^* ^l^^i^^s^ 112? 
m^SD r]jni3'?D :imD^D -jnn vn'-iin^ D-jNn 
-S^S tjpiD j-ill IItSd? ^r>'7^9p1 D^P*?!^"^? ; 




^ = 

451 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 



AFTERNOO^f SERYICE 



FOR THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. 



Happy are they that dwell in thy house, they praise 
thee continually. Selah. 

Happy the people unto whom such is vouchsafed ; 
yea, happy the people whose God is the Lord. 



30. ril praise thee, Lord, my God and King, || And 
ever bless thy Name ; || Day after day untiring sing, || 
And loud extol thy fame. || Great is the Lord, no 
search can reach || His might, no word his praise." || 
Past ages of thy doings preach || And sound thy grand 
displays. || Like them, thy glorious majesty, || Thy 
wonders tune niy song ; || And as theyt^W thy victory, || 
So claims thy might my tongue. || Their memory pro- 
claims thy grace, || And of thy deeds they sing. |J "The 
Lord is gracious to each race, || Kind and long-suf- 
fering. II The Lord is good to all abroad, ]] Lets shine 
on all his rays." || Oh, may all creatures praise thee, 
God, II As thy true servants praise! || Let them pro- 
claim thy glorious reign, || To men thy deeds com- 
mend. || Thy kingdom ever shall remain, || Thy rule 
I shall never end. || God lifts the feeble when they fall, || I 



{Psalm 145.) 



oniflDn arh nmo n'r'an 452 : 

•t: tt: t:t:| I t- t:^)-:- 

• : - T ; T T •• : T t v t: 



|D i:ij?n5<71 •"i'^"'^?'? ''^^xW' •i^'v^'7J< ^^"'^**- 

Qb^n .innin? ijnS nr?-?* Njin .iJpim 
iiDi^Si .uin mb^i^Si .inK-in miarrx 

nD-j5i ^"1'^ tJ^'^^l ♦r-iin tD^ir? ?]*pn 
D"!! nS"! 1123 li^Q^ t=iW^ "f^V 

nnx^i nnin hny ipT:f rvoS r^^D '!! i 



453 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. ^ 

And makes the helpless stand ; || He sends supplies of 
food to all II Who wait upon his hand. || He sends con- 
tent to all that live, || His treasure ne'er decays ; ]| His 
works abundant mercy give, || And righteous are his 
ways. II To answer prayer he's ever nigh || For all who 
seek aright ; || He sends redemption when they cry || 
Who in his truth delight. || He safely keeps his 
servants all. || Destroys all wickedness ; || His praise, 
therefore, my lips shall call ; || His Name all flesh may 
bless! 

But as to us, we will adore 
His Holy Name for evermore. Hallelujah. 

31. Blessed be our God, who hath created us to 
proclaim his glory, who hath removed us from the 
path of ignorance and superstition, and hath given 
us the law of truth — the imperishable source of exist- 
ence. May he open our hearts to receive his holy- 
law, and impress therein love and reverence, so that 
we may faithfully perform his will, and serve him with 
undivided spirit. Then will our toil in this life not be 
in vain, nor the creations of our mind without value. 
Vouchsafe then, O Lord our God and God of our 
fathers, that we may so observe thy law in this sphere 
as to qualify ourselves for the happiness and blessing 
of the world to come. And may we never be weary 
of chanting thy praises, but extol thee, O Lord, con- 
tinually. Yea, let all who know thy Name put their 
trust in thee, for thou dost not abandon those who 
truly seek thee. The Lord was pleased to elevate and 
^ glorify his law, in order that his righteousness might 
1 be known to all. 

^= - 



454 



(The Ark is opened, and the Reader says :) 

Arise, O Lord ! let thy . rjO'i< IVp'*). . n^lp 

enemies be scattered and ^ ' 

thy haters flee before thee. ^'f?^^9^ 
For from Zion comes forth ^^-j-i^jji j^^^;^ 

the law, and the word of " * ^ ...)... 
the Lord from Jerusalem.^ J p7^*n^p 

Reader. 

Magnify the Lord with ^.^q^^^^, „L, ^L,^^ 

me, and let us together " ' ' ' 

extol his name ! ♦ lOtJ^ 

Congregation, 

Thine, O Lord, is the , ^.^^^^^.^ .n'^lJirT* 

greatness and the power, *' * ^ " n 

the victory, glory and ma-**l'ii^L'? ♦HV^n^ ♦H^IXOrini 
jesty, even all that is in the ^ ^ pNlSI 
heaven and on the earth. ' '"^ ^ • r • - 
Thine, O Lord, is the king- ♦NJtJ^^ilSD) ♦ J^D^P^rT 
dom, and thou art exalted ♦ Vd'? 

as Chief over all. * ' 

(The Reader having unfolded the Torah, elevates it and says :) 

This is the Torah which Qb' nnlflll r-NH 

Moses set before the child- L-^j^^^, ♦JiS ^C'O 
ren of Israel, by command •• t i : •• .- •• : • v 
of the Lord. V\ ^V. 

Co7tgregation. 
Blessed be he, who in ^^^^ ^-y^ 
his holiness hath given the ^ t* 

Torah to his people Israel ! ♦ WlH? /l^"!^ 

^ (The Congregation assume their seats.) 




^ 455 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 

i^^ip^ V7}r\ c^h^ ^1^^) 

inirn :D5*n*H< rnrr* ♦in} V:r;r/i f^S nsDa 
oansr did tinnriffi D^jnS mn^S o^nVLt^' nar 
ttrt^^ tj''«3 ♦::^>S:y"n nv-iv "ini^ni nnrr9,tDi Ssh* 

I •• T ' •• T • • : - - T - : tt: t * .. ^ .. 

T : : • : - • t : vj i v • t • t : : 

tDpSji ?]7vn i^,"?}?! -iypS n^jp n'^pii 
IJyi '^V^ t^p.'pn f6 TjTO D";iipi SSii^n ^ipn^i 

V v: T : • -; t 

m DJT-nK inSSni npfJ-'S ♦DtJ'D 1I^3^5^n-^JS'» 

• -: f |v •.: •• V T : - • : J vIt - • : • : It • : 

»j?3Si ti'nn S^p.i•^-^jS np;p-ni! nSi^? 

ofe^o^ 



Dni33n DvS nma nSan 456 | 
DiDt?^ pl^5 ^1^^ ^;J3 

BENEDICTIONS FOR THE HAF- 
TARAH. 

We bless thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, who didst select holy prophets, and wast pleased 
to inspire their words in truth and faithfulness. 

We praise thee, O Lord our God, for having chosen 
thy servant Moses, and through him thy people Israel, 
to perform the divine mission of spreading truth and 
justice. 

Prayer of yonah, the Prophet, 
Out of my affliction I called unto the Lord, and he 
has answered me ; from the womb of destruction did I 
cry, — thou hast heard my voice. Though thou didst cast 
me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the 
stream surrounded me ; all thy billows and thy waves 
passed over me. And I thought, I am banished from 
before thy eyes, — How shall I ever look up to thy holy 
temple?" Waters compassed me about, evert to the soul ; 
the deep surrounded me, the weeds were wrapped about 
my head. To the bottom of the mountains I went down ; 
the earth closed her bars about me for ever. Yet hast 
thou brought up my life from corruption, O Lord my 
God. — When my soul fainted within me, I remembered 
the Lord, and my prayer came unto thee, unto thy Holy 
Temple. They that observe the vanities of falsehood, 
forsake what is their own good. But I will sacrifice 
unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay ^ 
\ what I have vowed ! Salvation is with the Lord. f 



457 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 

We praise thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, the Rock of all ages, the righteous Judge of all 
generations ! Yea, thou art faithful in fulfilling thy 
word, in performing what thou hast promised, because 
thou art the embodiment of truth and justice. Amen. 

(The Congregation rise, and the Reader, taking the Torah, says :) 

Let us all 'praise the „ sUU-, 
Name of the Lord, for his r-. '-'^ ^ 
Name alone is excellent. j Y^yj 

His majesty extends over «_,>^,.,v „-»l.L,.* 
earth and heaven. He exalt- ^^W) PJ? 
eth the horn of his people thr\D .ISJ^? pD. 
— a praise to all his pious « ^ ' ' t 'T 

servants, even to the child- vJ<n^.» ♦;J37 .VyDtriy^ 
ren of Israel, his chosen ,»-«LL^ S'^^>> nt* 

people. Hallelujah! ♦ ^1 . Unp^ OX 

Return, O Lord to the ,^1,^ ^^^^^ „ j^^^^ 

many thousands of Israel. " • - • t-. t 

Turn us, O Lord, towards :n'7}< ^^yUil J ^'J<1t2^» 

thee, and we shall be ^' ' • ' ' 

turned ; renew our days, as J tJ^'ID rf^l^^l 
thou didst promise of old. 

(The Ark is closed.) 

♦',1151 .fi3'Diqi |i3\*n5 nniD*?? "j^Spil .nnijn? 

:i<:DS:; D?^'? ^15? i^y). nocf ts^r?: p}< 
"iirrn*") amm DDinn*"! njjtQi-i^i njjntfri r|-i3jn: 

tg* ^ — -4 ^ 



y D n 3 ■» n »»• 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

f>:pS DHon 'ja'? hSn: ts'5pi .max non lain 

C/ioir. 

J D'*n D'ribiH Tj^i^p^S . D'^m nDp5 i^5r>31 
jonn^j* p9 nriN -jm .ppi yj'^m iriy tjS^ 

nnx D^iD n*rrD 'jnx dSi;;^ -ii3Ji nnN* n. 

T - • •• •• - ; T T ^ : • t - 

r|piD D'D'i D^Drjn:? D»np .td.^ i?,rT5 D'*n Sa'pD.p 
in:i2»v p'ppi aniD^i^ -rnpi O'Sin NDini d^S^i^ 

:n;^itr'' rr^oi'pi n^nai n^pD 
.D^prr'in 3X *p 



459 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 



33. THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 

(The Congregation rise, and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

Choir, 

Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who de- 
lightest in dispensing the blessings of life. Write us 
in the book of life, in order that we may proclaim thy 
mercy, O God of life. 

O Heavenly King ! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield ! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. 

II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all the living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 
thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty acts ? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispens- 
ing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth ? 

Choir. 

Yea, who is like thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life? :\% 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 
storest the dead to life. 



'•jpa D'P'^p^n .v-ip^ 'Dyj n^p nop ^7'"?^^] T^'yn ^^d. III. 

Ckoir and Congregation. 
.1*1133 DipD TT'K .nrS nr D'^Sf^ii:^ rn^ira . dSi> «Sa 111:33 i?ca<f. 

t?;/^/ Congregation. 
ipbpi;;,^. I'D^ D"?n:?n Dj;; (in^i .D'^nnia js^ NJin I'Di'pJsp Bead. 
C>^t?/r and Congregation, 

T V t: I" t: t : • ^ - : 

.^jrt^i'rD K^n .ji:j3SrD K?.n . 2ir:i5< t^-in .JirriSs^ N^imnj^ Read. 

J.. . J.. I" v: TV 

: n^rhifh lddS nrn^ . ^n-^^ '^yyh n^jc:^ rnnis oi^'^n^^ «Jini 

VT • » T T •• ••: ••• T-:-: • : - : 

(f>^^?/r and Congregation. 

^^'^ "^'^.^J -^^^.'^^ "^'1?? liead, 

j^'nx iDu;^ in>< n^n" h<^nn cz3i^3 .rixn 

T V : T V t: v:* - - ' '.ITT - T »V|V« t; 

:i:o5<S ?j?nj5 nnn?^ 
Ckoir and Congregation. 

^'nTd] .unpi^jmnp^ D^n*^^ maS^ •'l^'^V "^'^ "^^^J ^^^^ 
:nr>^ L^inpi Sn:"nSn "^3 .vi □Si;?^ t:?;D'' 5<S u^dd u'rlbi-«^ 

"»iT It: t 'v|v - • ^.t tJ^ t. ^ |* • t* v: 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 3 



^ 461 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. ^ 



III. Reader. In solemn chants will we give forth the songs of thy 
glory, and like the Seraphim of the prophetic vision, in united chorus 
will we sanctify thy holiness, calling one unto the other and saying : 

Ch. 6^ Cong, Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts; 
the whole earth is full of his glory/' 

Reader, Yea, his majesty filleth the universe ; in vain then would his 
servants ask, Where is the seat of his glory ?" All creation sounds the 
response, " Praised — 

Ch. Cong. " Praised be the Majesty of the Lord, it 
everywhere appeareth." 

Reader, Like his majesty, so may his mercy ever appear unto us, and 
• may he bestow grace unto the people, who proclaim the unity of his 
name evening and morning, — yea, twice daily, with love and devotion 
do they exclaim : " Hear — 

Ch. &^ Cong. Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the 
Lord is One !" 

Reader. The one Eternal Being is our God ! He is our Father ! He 
is our King ! He is our Savior ! He will, in mercy, hearken unto us, 
and evince unto all mankind, that he is indeed our God. 

Ch. Cong. I am the Lord your God." 

Reader. Mighty and powerful is the Eternal, our God. O ! how 
excellent is his name throughout all the earth! He shall be known as 
sole King and Ruler by the people, all acknowledging on that day ; 
" The Lord is one and his name one." 

And thus do we exclaim in the words of the Holy Scriptures : 

Ch. Cong. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever, 
even thy God, O Zion, for all generations, Hallelujah." 

Reader. From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 




T V T T •.. *T": • : - t ) ivt : 

IidWh^' . ^yrhit i^ufi*^ it:? . dSc^' :3dS5 

T |T T V - T 

.* n;iSSrT -ni ii^ p^v o'?iy'? h'^'O* '^^^I^ 
•'n^ii^,^?^ rtiSi< X11J1 nm Lr"np 

-J;* |T' "t: t:-- t:t: t- 

jTini .i:ni.x nDn^< .D^a^^n-SsD ijninn nnK iv. 

T |- T : |x T : !- T . ^- r t • |t : - : t - 

•^PT^ii i^p*?? i^'p5"ipi .?]*niyp?i^|^?''1pl •i:!^ 



^ 468 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 1 

- „— ^ ■ — — — - — ^ . ~ 

Grant therefore, O Lord ourGod ! that thy reverence 
may pervade all thy works, and thy fear be spread 
over all thou hast created ; that all mankind may bow 
before thee in awe and humility, and unite with one 
accord, as a sacred brotherhood, to perform thy will 
in spreading brotherly feeling over all the earth. 
Verily do we know and acknowledge, O Lord our 
God, that thou art the Supreme Ruler of the universe; 
that thy power, thy might and thy excellence are 
evidenced in everything thou hast created. 

Grant also, that thy people Israel may -everywhere 
meet with the appreciation due to their noble mission 
of spreading light and truth, to which they have faith- 
fully clung even in times of suffering and danger. 
Grant that the hopes of universal freedom and right, 
which their unwavering belief in thee inspires, may be 
everywhere realized. Then shall all the noble-minded 
rejoice in the triumph of truth, for wickedness shall be 
silenced in shame, and hostility among men shall pass 
away like vapor, when thou shalt banish all manner of 
strife and tyranny from the face of the earth. 

To thee alone shall all thy creatures then pay homage 
and ascribe sovereignty, realizing the words of the 
Royal Psalmist, ''The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever; even thy God, O Zion! for all generations. 
Hallelujah !" 

Thou art holy, and thy name is awe-inspiring, for 
there is no God save thee ; and thus we read : Exalted 
is the Lord of Hosts in judgment, and God, the Holy 
One, is sanctified because of the righteousness of his 
government." Praised be thou, O Lord ! the Holy 
Ruler of the universe. 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
^ but also consecrate ourselves to thy service. 

|§c-^ 




Dni£33n DvS nn:D nSsn 464 

fi 

T ... T - : ;•• v: -r. |t I v • - 

• |T ! • - . . VI" V) I 

hir^\ n»5 ^QJ^ '■73 'iJ'/pi^J* 
.HDnnS 13 i^iD.oi .n^vjS 13 ij^nSx iji3r .nrn 

T T : • j- I : T T : | - v: t: j - ; t 

Din .CD^^pDii tr^)^'': an-ini .Q'^nS 13 i^jj/'ti'ini 
^3 .1^;^;^ ^fj?!?^ '3 .iJ^*J?'''ini u'Sij Dmi .iJpni 



.nKpp4 orpDivT ^^^31 .nn.Nt £D*3^e "qnx S?< 
i^r.i .^'"loni n'?:m nVnji :nnirr nsie^'n n"»"i 
.D^prrns 1rS^^ |,pn J^f^'l! r:!'^ DV-S331 D1^'^ 
r,»^.T rh:^r^y\ pirin? JtD'pnnrr S:;3 Nin nnx 
.31a' !r|5X jnn!: :tZ3-||^p iJ.i^S ri^fTin? 'CD-Tp; 
I .jri^riJi n^ri^ Tj'p;? Sv'^i :3in3 ?>n"!in3 it:3 | 



% 465 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 

^ — — — 

And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us (this Sabbath day and) this Day o( Atonement, 
whereon thou forgivest the sins of thy repenting ser- 
vants,— a holy convocation, reminding us of pur mission 
from our going oiit from Egypt. 

O ! our God, and the God of our fathers ! we beseech 
thee to permit our memorial and the memorial of our 
ancestors, and of all thy people Israel, to ascend and 
come before thee, so that we may obtain grace, favor 
and mercy, life and peace on this Day of Atonement. 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy holy word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and compassion, 
so mayest thou save and compassionate us, whose eyes 
are ever directed to thee, our heavenly King, who 
rulest all mankind in mercy and love. 



O, God ! whose grace throughout the earth is known 
— to anger slow, of sweet compassion full- — the way to 
the repentant thou hast shown — to turn to thee. Al- 
mighty, Merciful.— Remember thou each day thy 
chosen seed, — unto their heartfelt cries incline thine 
ear, — O Lord of mercy ! when in direful need, — we 
humbly seek thy presence with our prayer,— Turn from 
thy wrath, according to thy word — beneath the shadow 
of thy wings grant rest— as oh that day thy heavenly I 
voice was heard, ^in clouds of never-ending mystery i 
dressed. — Forgive our sins, thy mercy now display ; | 
^ O listen to our plaint, thy grace proclaim, — as when i 



I Dnia^n dv'? nmo nSsn 466 1 

- v; V T : t: •• : t| ;•- ; t - 

T ; T : 

^51 •ni^i^'i f^T^J^: J^P^t^' ^^^V'^i'n ^riHP 

?]4.lfi DiiD^n ?]'pPTl3 '-^TO '"^^J^^ 

i;^ 3'T^p t^^'-tfi'? . nr^t?'n3 
p^^vv rrDn"! rri^.tf" mSiDfi r5i,?< tj^'^n d^^^ 

nVJ<p^ JiV?^' 'pl^i?^*? 3^1' NVin 

*pm\ NV*.i Di*3 *iin^B^ nnni .pntrs nnmi npn 

riNnpSi .Dip '^h] nB^3 J]'? nps 3-1^. 
NiTi }n^i . Din Ky; 101 -f? tjTpq 



[ 467 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 




the Meek one stood that hallowed day — and sought 
thy pardon by thy glorious Name; as it is written: 

"And the Lprd passed by before him and proclaimed, 
The Lord, the Lord, God merciful and gracious, long- 
sufferiiig, and~abundaht in goodness and truth, keeping 
mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, transgression 
and sin/' 

Forgive then, our transgression and sin, and let us 
inherit thy- grace. 

From thee my praise goes forth. Eternal Lord, 
Who list'nest unto prayer; my hope, that thou, 
In mercy, wilt forgive the sinful ways * 
Of those who now thy pardon supplicate 
From even unto even. 

Incline thy ear unto our fourfold prayers 
As to the chosen one of righteous fame, 
Whose help thou wast, when he went out at night ; 
And let, like incense, rise to thee my word, 
My offering this even. 

My judgment bring thou forth, pure as the light, 
Oh thou, who dwell'st in heaven, supremely great, 
And be my orisons in grace received 
As Isaac's in the field, when he poured out 
His heart in prayer at even. 

My heart roused early. Lord, to praise thy name, 
Broke up its sleep to meet thy fearers here, 
O, let my guerdon be thy pardoning word, 
That to my daily task I go again, 

To work till come my even. i 

= ^m^^ 




cm-Dsn Dvh rm^ nSsn 463 1 
ini;'JO -Yi^^) vr^ i::7J HaJ? cv n");;. 

riNm .n,i?y'i:s*3 nn^j^i Sn:D n-rr 

d^:d ^:^5p3 inii< oinn .n-i;^ itrsji "iie^N 

vIt •• • (I- • • - T T ■ 

Sd") sr^V c'l-ip^ n.'iiit .D"n in:jL7"-) -i^i/^l 

ni^{ r^i; nt?':i^ . oo'/i, d'^oS -ir^p^ TO' 't^'n'?"! 
: TO n^ni nS^S i6^ dv ."S naVtoS 

•.•^jr : TT ; t:|- ; t-^ -t*; t ; 

JTO'i "i:^ '1^!:'' n:;:v'm pn-n 'p^i 



pan nr) riDpP nN^.p 

nr:f »j3i;^'t{-ip3 Dinn nitDp ♦nV^^i 

T : • - V •• T : • : j- t 



1 469 



Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 



And as the dusky evening shades draw nigh, 
Again thy people turn to thee their eyes, 
Accept their prayer, as thou heard'st Jacob's word, 
And cleanse them from their sins ; let them be pure 
At sunset in the even. 

Be as the dew upon the thirsty soil, 
That Israel may blossom as the rose ; 
Behold their soul's affliction and their fast, 
And in the Book of Life seal them to-day, 
When dim the shades of even. 

For thy forgiveness blest they supplicate ; 
Regard their woes, and let thy wrath pass by, 
O holy One, abiding with the praise 
Of Israel, who humbly on thee wait, 
From even unto even. 

Whene'er I pray, at morning, noon, or eve, 
O, let my words ascend to thee, Most High, 
Like incense offered in thy holiest place ; 
Give me a token of thy grace this day. 
Let thy light shine at even. 

Accept the pious utterance of our lips, 
And, through thy pardon, make us clean from sm ; 
Ere we have ceased to call, O answer thou. 
Nor let the gates of prayer be closed. 
Until descend the even. 



I raise my hands up to the skies ; — Be this my eve- 
ning sacrifice ! — Accept my fervent inmost prayer, — O 
Lord, my Rock, as if it were — Sweet incense wafted 
to thy praise. — The day retires, — turn to my lays — As 
if all Israel were to bring 

(^Congreg.) At eventide his offering. 



• T : • : V • T ' l|VT : • •• : • - | • - I" 

♦3? \nr} Sap .D'pii Q'^^ti ni^n »piv? Dj;93ri 

r : • " : ttt t-- 
• |T T : • ; V T •• T • : I jv : v : t t : 

.o.^nNan fp iH^n |p nnj? n^? onn^tr 
:nmpS SN-iB't np.jfppcong. 
.nnn an ^ymo) atrnn ^ninn nSij?i S^Sa 

• T .... - .. T .. . ^ . . ^ ^ . . y 

Tjaa^' .anj^n trptt'' Niat^ D")D 'pnv "^IJ*'? J^Vin") 
.anpni ir^'N Sa inSina 13S 0*33 

•I • • : ■ T T I- - 

: nmp i^anp anppn cong. 
vSk ntsrt .npS ^ipn ^d;; |nt^> 
f]5inpp 31D '5 nK"ii .npip 

.np:i;^'!;?rr*i ni?ti^'3 
:nmp m J^Sl^ fpcong. 
CDK) .np»^'r;irr « n^n^jn hdjs ^^ofTl 2'i3 
rinpS) .n;i;^p o-rp. ^rlS^f in 'nNvp 

. n -inna ?iS nxan ij^'kX 'nrnD n»p 
:nmpn niSj^? 




rSf.rtP-'SVff- — — — 

^471 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 



O Rock of ages ! Deem and favor — My words as 
offerings ^f sweet savor — And with my body's absti- 
nence — Let me atone my soul's offence.— My thoughts 
revolving these ten days — On all my sinful deeds and 
ways — O may they be my heart's oblation, — 

{Congreg.) At cvcHtide my expiation. 

Who this day seek thy countenance, — List to their 
feeble utterance! — How they in prayer stand, behold — 
And cleanse like silver sevenfold — Their hearts from 
sin's contamination. — O let their suits be their obla- 
tion, — Their lambkin offered to beseech thee, — 

{Congreg,) At prayerful eventide to reach thee. 

O Lord, esteem my meek petition — A holocaust, 
brought in contrition. — Repel the fiend, and let in 
pride — Thy justice shine at eventide. — Like water, 
each one in his prayer — This day outpours his bosom's 
care. — He brings himself, — his flesh, his blood — 

[Congreg.) An evening sacrifice to God. 

Jeshurun rings his sweetest lays — This day to sing 
thy glorious praise. —Lord, answer when they suppli- 
cate ; — Behold how willingly they wait — Here at the 
threshold of thy grace, — Here in thy holy dwelling- 
place ; — How each one brings from what is his, — 
{Congreg.) A pious evening sacrifice. 

What words I speak or have in mind — Be thou, in 
grace to hear, inclined — If I've found mercy in thy 
sight.^O, King from ages infinite ! — I pray, disdain 
not what I give. — The thoughts that in my bosom 
live. — Accept this evening sacrifice, — 

{Congreg.) Lord, let it up to thee arise! 



i:in ."iddS? nn*Sp B^'i^.n^^ O'TOi? 

T : • - T T T : - -: 



.ptTK") pB''}*") ")»Dj;p .isj/! ryii)^^ Snio .nn^prra 

: • T T : " I : ^ t t ^- ) t ; 

- |T T ; " : <• : • - |T T I- 

J^^j?*! Dtt'' lair Dvin:i nin* .Dina^' 

T : •• ; 

T : T : 

: np^ii. -iprr t\] D'35< pjini Dim. b{< 
J^i^Ji rr^Dm d^aSnS "ipn "ivi 



/473 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 



Thy people stand soliciting— Thy pardon, while 
with pangs they wring.— They stand like warriors 
on the tower, — Like watchmen in night's darksome 
hour;^They stand and look for expiatiofi, — And i 
running tears are their libation.— They say, " We will 
appease his face, 

(^Congreg.) With this our gift regain his grac^.'' 



Eternal King, enthroned on the seat of mercy, who 
rulest thy creatures in thy attribute of charity ! Con- 
scious of their sinfulness; thy people lift up their eyes 
unto thee, whose mercy is extended even unto sinners. 
Thou bestowest kindness unto all mortals, and dost 
not deal with them according to the measure pf their 
eyil deeds. In days of yore didst thou make known 
thy divine essence, through the meekest of mortals, 
even as it is written : " And the Lord appeared in the 
cloud, and standing there with him (Moses), prpx:laimed 
the name of the Eternal. 

And when the Lord passed before him, he called out: 

The Eternal! The Eternal ! 

is a gracious and merciful God, long-suffering and 
abundant in mercy and truth, showing kindness unto 
the thousandth generation, forgiving iniquity, trans- 
gression and sin. - 

Forgive then, O God, our sins and iniquities"; and let 
|| us inherit thy divine mercy. 

f^^, — -r-- .- ■ ^ ^ 



Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 474 f 

, , # 



HYMN. 

Reader, 

Show mercy, Lord our God ; nor banish 
Thy children from before thy face. 

We pray thee not for goods that vanish ; 
We meekly crave thy pardoning grace. 

The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy, Lord ! Accept his vows ! 



Choir and Congregation. 
The sinner deep in penance bows ; 
Show mercy, Lord ! Accept his vows ! 



Reader. 

Show mercy, Lord ! Our hearts are trembling,] 
Thy judgment-day thrills them with, fright; 

Before thee there is no dissembling, 
Naught can escape thy searching sight. 

The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy, Lord ! Accept his vows ! 



Choir and Congregation. 
The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy. Lord ! Accept his vows! 



Reader, 

Show mercy ! We no longer cherish, 
Within our bosoms, Sin — the foe ; 



Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 



Show mercy, Father, lest we perish 
In our repenting wail and woe. 

The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy, Lord ! Accept my vows. 

Choir and Congregation. 
The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy, Lord ! Accept his vows. 

Reader, 

Show mercy, Lord ! Our tearful gazes 
Are raised to thee, whom we entreat. 

We long for thee ; O Lord, upraise us 
Unto thy glorious mercy-seat. 

The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy, Lord! Accept his vows! 

Choir and Congregation, 
The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy. Lord ! Accept his vows ! 

Reader, 

Show mercy. Lord ! Not empty send us 
This day from thee. — O Lord, forgive, 

Forgive thy children, and extend us 
The palm of peace, that we may live. 

The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy. Lord ! Accept his vows. 

Choir and Congregation, 
The sinner deep in penance bows ; 

Show mercy. Lord ! Accept his vows. 



' ^'Hfr'^ 



: nVpri) Sinpn 

(Alternately between Reader, Choir and Congregation) : 

njj;in nMi ij^i^'y 1^ nmi 

'J! npiS v^-^ii^ ♦t?^j:5'i tD'jp .'tj; i^rr^^j^ }W 



477 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 



, Our God and the God of our fathers! O forsake 
lis not. Cast us not off, nor put us to shame. .Cease 
not thy covenant with us. Cause us to be drawn nearer 
to the fulfillment of thy law ; teach us thy command- 
ments; show us thy ways ; incline our hearts to fear thy 
name; make our souls to love thee, that we may 
turn (into thee with at true arid perfect hjeart, and be 
worthy to receive, in thy great name, forgiveness and 
pardon for our sins. 

" (The following verses are said alternately by the Reader, the Choir • 
and the Congregation.) 

For we are thy people, and thou art our God. 

We are thy children, and thou art our Father. 

We. are thy servants, and thou art our Master. 

We are thy flock, and thou our Shepherd. ' ' 

We are thy vineyard, and thou our Guardian. \ 

We are thine inheritance, and thou our Portion. ; 

We are thy confiders, and thou art our Savior^ ~ 

We are thy work, and thou art our Maker. 

We are thy possession, and thou our Defence. 

We are thy subjects, and thou art our King. 

We are thy beloved, and thou art our Friend. 

We are thy followers, and thou art our Leader. 

We are full of sin, while thou art full of mercy. 
We and our existence are vanity and emptiness, while 
thou art the ever-living, ever-enduring God. We 
and our days are like a fleeting shadow, but thoii art 
unchanging and never-ending. 

CONFESSION OF SINS. 

We beseech thee, O God, allow our petitions to come 
before thee, and hide not thyself from our supplications, 
for we are not so shameless of face or hardened, as to 
declare in thy presence, O Lord our God, and the God 
of our fathers, We are righteous and free from sin," 
for verily must we acknowledge that we have indeed 
sinned. 



{^Reader and Choir, — The Congregation rise and repeat each word.) 

• Ww^'s .iri;; .irnp .i:vi<4 •i^'ip? .i^V,'? .inrs 
.ij?:;n .i^nn::' ♦i:^}?'"") tf^ji^ w'p .ij-iny 

(The Congregation are seated.) 

Great is our guilt. We have betrayed the confidence 
placed in us; we have trespassed on the rights of others; 
we have made use of defaming words ; we have per- 
verted what was right ; we have wrongly condemned 
our fellow-men. We have been defiant and violent ; 
we have often devised iniquity ; we have planned evil 
and uttered falsehood; we have scornfully rejected and 
even contemned virtue. We have been rebellious 
against thy voice; we have been refractory, malignant 
and stubborn ; we have acted wickedly ; we have cor- 
rupted and have done abominably. We have not only 
gone astray, but have, alas ! induced others to err. 

Indeed, we have turned aside from thy commands, 
and been heedless of thy good injunctions framed for 
our benefit ; but now, we acknowledge the justice of all 
thy decrees over us, — that what thou doest is right, 
while we have offended against thee. 



^ 479 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 

(The Congregation in a low voice.) 

O God and Father ! Many a confession has this day 
burst forth from my agitated soul on this sacred spot, 
and yet do I not feel disencumbered from the burden 
of sin which clings to my heart. Again do I direct my 
I mental gaze into my innermost recesses, and will allow 
! myself no rest until I have given utterance to all the 
' pangs which trouble me, — until I have cast off from 
my bosom the oppressing weight of sin. 

Verily, doth my heart tremble this day, when I enter 
into judgment with myself, because of the many sins 
I have committed against thee, most bountiful Father ! 
When I look back on the period of my life thy mercy 
has permitted me to pass through, anguish seizes me 
at the reflection that I have not used it for my soul's 
benefit, but rather in the service of passion and the 
vanities of this world. 

Verily, I have offended in many a way, dealing un- 
faithfully with thee, O God, and with man. I have 
acted in the willfulness of my heart, have attached my- 
self to untruth and addicted myself willingly to its 
baneful service. I have advised evil, and have directed 
my thoughts towards violating the commands of the 
Holy One. I have derided what was sacred, and de- 
spised in my heart the admonition of the wise. Oh, 
many are the wrongs I have committed, and my proud 
heart disdained to repair them. Obstinate and stiff- 
necked have I been, going astray myself, and leading 
others into error. Thou art just in whatever encom- 
passed me, — thou art righteous, and I am guilty. 

But I know thou art a merciful and gracious God, 
and takest no pleasure in chastising ; thy goodness 
never endeth, and thy loving kindness is unto all ge- 
^ nerations. To err is human, to forgive divine. It is 



Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. 480 % 

man's destiny to learn to walk by frequent stumblings, 
to- approach perfection through the paths of short- 
comings arid sin, but It is thou who assistest all those 
who are striying upward, who helpest those who need 
thy hel^^^^ do I beseech thee, O Lord ! 

thougii m many, look upon my misery and 

lot-give r ^hough my guilt be great, yet take cogniz- 
^aric^ jpf^'th^^^ my heart, and remember that my 

ff^frie^4i \vMk and frail,— th^ are my bodily 

desires; narrow riiy understanding; feeble my will. 
Jji the conflict of sinful inclinations, how should man 
be always able to distinguish what is right and to dp 
what is good? Therefore, O Lord^ be pleased to bear 
.with my errors, pardon my sins, and acquit me from 
guilt. : - ; 

^^^^^^^^ withhold not thy paternal kindness 

from thy contrite child. Having poured out before 
thee my grief-laden heart, I feel reliefved from its 
burden and free in thy presence. A strong resolution 
is aroused within me to eschew evil and zealously 
strive after virtue. Vouchsafe unto me,^ O Eternal^ 
strength to carry out these pious resolves. Imbue me 
with a pure heart, so that in imitation of thy Divinity 
I may feel happy in bestowing kindness and spreading 
happiness around me. Then shall I be truly blessed 
by thy countenance; my days will then be passed in 
beautiful harmony ; and my soul will be prepared in 
holiness to return unto thee pure and spotless, as 
when it issued forth from the divine fount. Hear me, 
O Lord, for my eyes are lifted up to thee, and in thee 
alone is all my hope. Amen. 





^ 481 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. || 

psi nSj? r5 .pins D;^;5f5 r5 vn*^i?:53 r^^ 

What shall we say before thee, who dwellest on 
High, or what shall we utter before thee, who art 
enthroned above the spheres ? Thou dost, indeed, 
know everything, what is secret as well as what is 
manifest ; thou knowest the mysteries of eternity, and 
the most carefully concealed secrets of all living. . 

Thou searchest the remotest recesses of our souls,, 
and probest all our thoughts and aspirations. There 
is no word that can escape thy cognizance, no deed 
that can be hidden from thy sight. 

We therefore beseech thee, O Lord our^jod and the 
God of our fathers, to vouchsafe unto us forgiye- 
ness for all our sins, remission for all our offences, 
pardon for all our transgressions which we have com- 
§ mitted before thee in thought, word, and deed,— 



Dmion DvS nmD rhsn 482 1 



D^ a"?? Sj; r5i pits p5 

n;iN-g .i^S'^^np .ijj^-nStp .nin^Sip 



nrr,:: xin iion3 

niii^Si li^piJij;'? rr^lDi Snio ^bp i^p^^ 
:Dn03n DV!SK'jb'.'(i ^>i?™x''nppp>^n"S3S;;r]^p j ; 



. f 483 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. ^ 

whether by the force of external influences, or our own 
free volition, — whether openly or in secret, — presump- 
tuously or through error. Forgive, remit, and pardon 
them all, O Lord of pardon, who art ever merciful and 
ready to forgive, — full of love and abundant in kind- 
ness unto all who call upon thee in truth. 



O our God, and the God of our fathers! Forgive us 
our sins on this day of (Sabbath rest and) Atonement ! 
Blot out our transgressions and obliterate our guilt 
from before thine all-seeing eye, as it is said, " I, even I, 
will blot out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and 
will not remember thy sins." And furthermore do we 
read: " I will make vanish like a cloud thy transgres- 
sions, and like vapor thy sins; return unto me, fori have 
redeemed thee." And again it is recorded : " For on 
this day shall he absolve you to cleanse you ; from all 
your sins before the Lx)rd shall ye be clean." 

O our God^and the God of our Fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of thy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy command- 
ments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, and 
grant us joy through thy salvation. (Permit us to enjoy 
thy holy Sabbath in full love for thy Holy Name.) 
Purify our hearts that we may serve thee in truth, for 
thou wilt forgive Israel, even as thou wast a God of 
mercy and pardon iii all generations, and there is no 
atoning power save thine. Praised be thou, O Lord, 
who year after year, on this day, renewest in our hearts 
an abiding confidence in thy attribute of pardon ; O 
Ruler of all the earth, who hast assigned the power of 
sanctification to (the Sabbath,) Israel, thy priestly 
people, and this Day of Atonement. 

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...... J J.. - T . - • :-. T; T ; ) . I T '.-^V 

ir|S 'irip d'/Ii^p .'n'^Dp "^"sn-ah ^3 

: ?]nnp ♦j^-Ss d^31d d»*d^ didd^ 
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ntj^E^pn n3")3a uans .ij^nia^* 'H'^ni irnSj* 

V |.- ••. : - T t: - I- -:t r •• •• (• v: 

i - ."T)D^^^ ^it^-'n}:) Di^ D'^lIS prrjst 



^ 485 Afternoon Service for the Day of Atonement. | 

Y, O Lord our God, bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel. Accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone we offer 
reverence and adoration; Amen ! 

VI.. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
pur lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail ; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
^nd trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of Our nVes. 

' And^ for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore; 

Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy 
covenant. 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, ^nd- urtfe whtmr the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnly pronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : " The Lord |i 



I DniiDDH DvS nmD nSsn 486 1 

j"^T • V jv T P T T : t t 

11X3 nrTJ<5 1^';:^* i^ipTi^ .rjSj/'^N'j^.'-SsSj;') 
iD^n nun i:»riSx " nnj ^i^^s "iind ♦a . ?iotD 

T : •- I • -: -: i t; |t t: v v - -; |- : 

2n->^i n:Dn n^iD noniDi qiW'i n:)"»3 D^rr -i5D3 

•• T • : •• T • T T T : • T : t t : • - v |" ; 



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bless and preserve thee ! The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ! The Lord 
lift up his countenance unto thee, and give thee peace!" 

VII. We now implore thee .to grant us the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

And especially on these solemn days of penitence 
do we pray thee to remember and inscribe us, and all 
the people of the house of Israel, in the book of life, 
blessing, peace, and prosperity. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, the never-failing fount of 
peace. Amen ! 



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S •489 Closing Service for the Day.of Atonement. 



CLOSIM SEm 

F O R T H E D A Y O F A T O N E M E N T. 



as. ' f r'J r^Psalm 2^,) , ; 

The Lord's is the earth and the fullness thereof, the 
world and all that inhabit therein. For upon the seas 
hath he founded it, and upon the flood hath lie' estab- 
lished it— Who shall ascend unto the mountafn/of the 
Lord, and who shall stand in his seat of holiness ? 
He whose hands are innocent, and whose heart -i^ 
pure. Who hath not put his trust in vanity, nor swoM 
for the purpose of deceit. He shall receive a blessing 
from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his 
salvation. This is the generation that desireth for 
him, that seek thy face, O God of Jacob. Selah, 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates. 
And be ye lifted up, ye ancient doors, 
And the King of glory shall enter. 

" Wko is this King of glory T* 
The Lord, mighty and powerful, 
The Lord, powerful ini war. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates, 
And be ye lifted up, ye ancient doors, 
And the King of glory may enter! 

WIio is he, this King of glory f"' 
The Lord of Hosts, — 
He is the King of glory. Selah, 



490 I 



(The Ark is opened, the Congregation rise.) 

Reader and Congregation. 34. 

f<i DDnm .nnxoD ov'^m .mriDS onS frn 

D^j^? .Dn\p»n;< B^'im .orro^* rip.-tvii^r-R^a'^- 
. jN'^rr r-inx^' 3?y"n'! .prj n:'f Njnp 
'^K Cong. : n^T^in . nSnni n"iJ<i3nS 

Km: Cong. :nS»jr.jrT n;rf5 .nSj^^rr 

L(The Ark is closed, the Congregation are seated.) 



491 



Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 



(The Ark is opened, the Congregation rise.) 

34. Reader and Congregation, 
O God, in awe to thee we pray 
For pardon, at the close of day ! 
(^Reader,) Those, who in number few are called, 
Lift up to thee their eyes, appalled, 

In penitence and humbled pride, [etc. 
Lord, at this prayerful eventide. {Cong.) OGodl 

{Reader.) Who pour their souls into their prayer, 
O, let forgiveness be their share ; 

Blot out their sins, and do not hide [etc. 
Thy face at prayerful eventide. {Cong.) O God ! 

{Reader.) O savc them from the curse of sin ; 
Be thou their guard as thou hast been ; 
Give joy to those who here have sighed 
From eventide to eventide. {Cong.) O God! etc. 

{Reader.) Be gracious, Father, heed their life ; 
Assist them in their sacred strife ; 

Be thou the pleader by their side ; [etc. 
And make them clear at eventide. {Cong.) O God ! 

{Reader.) Remember, Lord, the pious ways 

Their fathers walked. Renew their days, 
And let them e'er with thee abide, 
As at this prayerful eventide. {Cong.) O God ! etc. 

{Reader.) Proclaim a year of grace and rest ; 
Let Israel be by mankind blest. 

Behold thy flock in thee confide [etc. 
At morning, noon and eventide. {Cong.) O God ! 

{Reader.) As from their hearts their prayers have 
streamed, 

Announce, You are from sins redeemed." 
O, ope thy heavenly portals wide 
Unto our cries at eventide. {Cong.) O God! etc. 



(The Ark is closed, the Congregation are seated.) 



— Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 492 

Rabbi. 

Once more do we draw near unto thee, O God ' 
Once more do we gather our exhausted strength, so 
that, at this day's close, we may take home with us the 
peace and happiness of a soul reconciled with its divine 
Creator. , 

O what beatitude does the feeling that we are free 
from" sin, bring us ! What blessedness to think that 
our heart has regained its original innocence— ^ that 
our soul is enjoying that sweet serenity, which sheds a 
halo, pure and radiant like the days of happy child- 
hooii 

When the wearj'' traveller, covered with dust and 
exhausted by heat, descendeth into the cool Waves and 
eniergeth therefrom refreshed and reanimated— girded 
with new strength for continuing his journey: how 
doth he not bless the element that gave him new life 
and inspired him with new courage ! 

: When he that has been stretched on the bed 
of pain and suffering, and after a long and weary 
struggle with death, feeling the healing tide of recovery 
animating him, bestirs himself and ventures abroad 
and sets his timid foot on the green meadow,— above 
him t4ie cheerful sky with its brilliant blue, beneath 
him the verdant sward, sown with perfumed flowers: 
Oh, how doth he inhale draughts of new vitality from 
the gentle winds which whisper around him !— And 
when homeward his footsteps again return, his heart is 
filled with new love of life ; the most homely spots 
possess to him an indescribable charm and increased 
attraction. The rejuvenescence of his own bosom 
finds a happy reflex in the gaze of every friend; 
nature and man, — inanimate objects and living beings 
—all seem to join in telling him, Life is beautiful, — 
¥ Life is sweet.'* 



493 Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 



Thus is it with the weary pilgrim on earth. His 
soul is covered with the dust which the boisterous and 
turbulent rush of earthly life whirls up,— his heart is 
scorched by the heat of passion, in the anxious search 
after the goods of the material state. He becomes 
faint, and would abandon the journey of life ; h^ 
longeth for refreshment. At this stage the Sabbath 
pf Sabbaths invites him to regenerate himself in the 
stream of devotion before thee, the All-atoning. He 
plungeth down, and his soul is relieved from this 
earth's dust and scorching heat, so that, with re- 
newed energy, he may again enter on the journey 
of earthly existence. He feels a new power within 
his bosom, — -the power of resistance against all manner 
of temptation. So likewise will it be with us, when 
this day of forgiveness shall have passed, and we 
leave thy presence, strengthened by the consciousness 
of regained purity. 

.Sick did we feel ourselves ; for sick is the heart that 
is encumbered 'with guilt,— sick the soul that fe^rs, it 
may succumb in the struggle with sin. 



But passing under thisi day's serene and smiling sky 
of clemency, traversing the green meadows of prayer 
and meditation, removed from our dwellings and 
^eparkted from the bustle of the sons of earth, we have 
inhaled the sweet breath of recovery; and now when 
about to return homeward, and to reengage in pur 
usual avocations, with what a different gaze shall we 
then regard them ! ^ . 

We shall then embrace our dear ones with renewed 
love and yet purer affection. Every discord which. 




Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 494 % 

^ 

The holy and tender emotions of our hearts, which 
the storms raging within ourselves and round about 
us have made gloomy, — they shall again be clear 
and brilliant like the starry vault above us, — with all 
manner of darkness and trouble banished. 

The path of duty with its many thorns which have 
wounded our feet during our progress, will appear to 
us decked with flowers, level and smooth. 

The dark cares which have so often obscured our 
homes, will vanish before the radiant brightness of 
those great luminaries — Trust in thy assistance, O 
God ; Confidence in our soul's refreshed power ; and the 
sweet Tenderness of the dear ones for whom we work 
and strive ! 

Our fellow-men from whom we have been frequently 
alienated through grudge and contention, — how joyous 
will it be, to feel ourselves again united to them in 
friendship! 

Strengthen us then, O Lord, once more, that we 
may be uplifted to thee with all our heart and soul. 

Grant us earnest devotion at this closing hour, that 
we may fully purify and hallow ourselves in thy 
presence, before mixing again with the world. 

O, heal us from our sins ! Forgive us our iniquities ! 
And when leaving this sanctuary with the confession 
of thy Unity and Omnipotence still lingering on our 
Hps, O, bid thy Angel of pardon and peace to accom- 
pany us homeward and abide with us. 

Vouchsafe, that amid all the turmoil of worldly ^ 



I 495 Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. | 

affairs, yea, to the very last moment of our earthly 
existence, thy paternal greeting may resound in the 
ears of thy repentant children: ^^y^? ^r)n?D *M 
have forgiven according to thy word/' Amen ! Amen ! 



HYMN. 

The sun declines, the shades increase, 
O Day of God, thou art retreating ! 
The world grows still, her breath is peace, — 
To wearied souls a heavenly greeting. — 
Fear not, man, thy coming night ; 
In the eve it will be light. 

While still in clouds the sun delays, 
Let us soar up, soar up to heaven, 
That, parting with this day of days. 
Sweet rest unto our souls be given, 
And our hearts like stars be bright ; 
In the eve it will be light. 

And when our sun of life retreats, 

When evening's shadows round us hover. 
Our longing heart no longer beats, 

And grave-ward sinks our mortal cover : 
We shall see a glorious sight ; 
In the eve it will be light. i 



T- )t 

n^na .nonano iDt:''3i, wa'?. n^is .noSS vj^dS 

rf^; CDfj^ni!?. .n?<"iap ni^m ":^ r^^? ^5^3 
.n^b* ^3 nsDb vti'rD .r»K"i' Satr"') 

Ij^pS .DIN '^.5 pin nj/i .|jjvr'75 Sijx nip^S^-Sj! 
Dnp;^n-^33 t]ni»ii . vS4"i D'lnV ^n^inritf'n? 

t: V T — T 

•• V TT ••: • " - : T : t • t 

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t: -:• I t T : T , • |T : 

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Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 



35. Thou soul that emanatest from the fount of holi- 
ness, bless him to whom praises mount in holiness, 
who inspires Seraphic choirs with songs of holiness. 
None is holy like the Lord. 

Thou drop unstained of the Ocean of light, praise 
him who ordained thee to walk in his sight ; on thy 
knees before him abide, and to adore him be thy prijde ; 
then shalt thou be blessed unto the Lord. 

Thou, to the heart revealed, from the eye con- 
cealed, bless him whose eye sees the low and the 
high, whose works to count no lip may try ; great 
are the works of the Lord. 

Thou tender vessel of thought, support of the 
mortal make, bless him who above naught has built 
the earth — a tent none can shake. But wisdom he in 
his grace gave to man that he might trace the works 
of the Lord. 

Thou who longest and yearnest to seize of his 
mantle the end, bless him who, when thou turnest at 
his footstool to bend, will give thee thy post— among 
the host of those who draw near the Lord. 

Thou, appointed to fill the heart with wisdom's pre- 
cious good, bless him who bids thee impart a moment's 
life to flesh and blood. — They are dim, — when he 
takes thee to him ; they return to their dust, but over 
thee, bright and august, shines the light of the Lord. 

Thou lucid light, — sent forth to illume the body's 
night and gloom, bless him who is the light of lights, 

fwho wide opens salvation's gate and invites, " This 
is the gate of the Lord." 



1^ 

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.rriinn n530 "i3D?pi pin .nnn;? nr{<^ D^pSi^rr 
31D D£r-n« .DN3V1 D^Dtrn Dif^s mniD ♦313 

T T ; • |- T - V j'/ : T : • -;t 

.DSnpi Dr3n )yy d"id .DNn3 ni33S ntrx vip^ 

•i3t;'>i n3r 

t: V i\ T : : ; • 

"|"!io 133 Dt?^-n^{ .rr,-3iji''D ^Vp"n3 rTji35 *3'i3 
iprr 'jy];;! 113 .rrp.in-| ah] n'rt nahi^i ah niv» 

DtJ'-n.Nt .D*npn;i3pn^'ipm'iD**ri r)^'3iS ois 

T: •• : •' T : • t : • : • • ; 

D'^-m .hhnn n^rha n3np3 n3npna ♦313 
iDjy' hhrtf2 ,hh^' ♦a in'^nni .n3-i3 73 hy d^diid 
: » n*33 nriSj;^ np . hhnn h rtDmn-h^) 

Dt^^-na. .nn3H!?p niirj^S n3-^p S:; nj-^j ons 
mtyj/j? v^nSd d»^134 . iii3j?^'|i3pp f>;<"S;!. fip,tf"J 

= ... 



499 



Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 



Thou, life-endowed, confined in the shroud of death 
and decay, bless him who lives for aye, surrounded 
with awe ;— who honors all that obey his law ; yea, 
grace and honor gives the Lord. 

Thou, pure and true, like the azure's blue, bless him 
who is good toward those who on him repose, whom 
to his glory he has made. To themselves unknown, 
they are his own, by him arrayed, to prove that good 
is the Lord. 

Thou who knowest what the Fount of reason from 
thee requires, bless him who knows all thy desires, 
and fulfills them in season. The sinners his word 
teaches, perhaps it reaches their heart, and they start 
to return unto the Lord. 

Thou with splendors crowned, a royal daughter 
whose graces abound, bless him whose commands thy 
mind understands, and thy heart must approve : From 
truth do not remove, do deeds of love, of justice and 
right, for in them I delight," saith the Lord. 

Thou, life-attired, by whom inspired the death-bound 
hand does God's command, bless the Truth-arrayed 
whom beings that never fade, adore with praises un- 
ending ; never resting, ever attending, they stand to 
minister in the Name of the Lord. 

Thou who in thy inmost meetest the God thou en- 
treatest, bless him whom no praise can reach, no word 
can teach ; the Ever-praised he is named, and his 
glory is proclaimed by each soul whose goal is the 
house of the Lord. 

Thou, placed on thy station to do thy task, bless him 
who looks from his habitation for thy work to ask. 
Be like the angels ever fulfilling his message, ever 
willing carriers of the vessels of the Lord. 



Qtt'-n^e .ni'?pp ^rr nn'j$ no*j? ^^tia 

t: I T T •• ; " : 

my D£r-nj< .rrjinj b^'ijn Dnna S^tr mv:; ♦s-ia 

T : VIV : v,v • -:t 

•• V vv:v v^ - -.-h • -:t 

ty'np^ tr^np^ trnp •-^r'^i^ n? Nnpi 
'ni^;\ini7i.T d'jp"j .D^na? nii^h D!p^' 

t: • T ^- T • : 

-Sao onio^' .D»pnv riin? i;y^^ t^"7p3n '^jr 



501 Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 

^ Thou who liftest the lifeless limbs on spirit^s 
pinions, bless him who with wisdom and counsel trims 
the pillars of his dominion. The world-supporting, 
pasts are the pious hosts, whom in grace supports the 
Lord. 

Thou, dressed in the beauty of thought, and girded 
with reason's majesty, bless him who wills, and it is 
wrought^ who fulfills his own decree. The violent are 
of him afraid, while the [redeemed one says, " My aid 
comes from the Lord/' 

Thou pearl that from below risest to the living God, 
bless him who bade thee to grow, whom it is comely 
to laud. He turns to thy prayerful word, if thou, with 
holy ardor stirred, come to entreat the Lord. 

Thou stamp of intelligence on clay engraved, bless 
him, thy Rock and Defence, by whom thou art saved ; 
who searches the deep and searches the hight ; whose 
wisdom is infinite. Truth is his Name, and righteous- 
ness his fame ; righteous art thou, O Lord. 

Thou who art nigh to the source of all might, who 
with thy mental eye beholdest his light, bless the Holy 
One, whose Name the sacred bards proclaim, whose 
holy ways the unspotted praise, calling, Holy, Holy, 
Holy is the Lord." 

Thou, tracing truth on the road by his footprints im- 
pressed, bless him who from his abode relieves the 
distressed. To him the high must bow, and the lofty 
avow, Exalted above all nations is the Lord.'' 

Thou who mak'st thy stay a house of clay, but who 
art come from an ethereal home, bless him who is 
sanctified by those who with him abide. Who here 
were unstained, and from wrong restrained their hand 
— there, a sacred band, they shall tell the mercies of 
; the Lord. 



Dr■-n^^ . nni^'Ji ji^Sj; pD*5 nnS^i ♦Dn;^ 
niott^'j pri 'niJ-'V? ^1.39'' ^"75 o'^l D'5?i 



.tSn Ninni miv S^f . Di*rr nvo:^ rtcfQti nii» »«• 

T JV •• T — T •• - ; • T : T T 

?]p*5 ip. .tDVrr •15';^ n^ni nnrn n^rS 

.nvrrnunsfii r?n nnji;; 1^}]^, nipi Qp.x 'np 
n"i3-t3ni:inn n^i'i tnirs d:)^ i^na vonn rion 

T : - ; • : ~ : v jv t v t t: •• : t - | 

V IT •• -; - T • • T T • I" 



NiD-**! N^Sra HDB^ ^ifir^mhiit)^ 
♦.".1151 .|l3'p10i pyti^ rini^'pD ^'SpiI 

:n*P^j^ 'P^J^'?^ d'piJ^ ^^-?P f^P^" J^^-T! IPJ< 
"n^n^y N^^n^i DPi"!^'.) "iN^ri'l n3ri?''!i ^i^ri: 




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I 
I 



Thou, who art hanging on the arm of the Most High, 
that guards thee from harm like the apple of his eye, 
bless him whose praises must start from the heart, — 
to whom blessings belong from every tongue, — who 
in the beginning of days, from the store of rays, made 
lives go forth to fill the earth, — when the word issued 
from the Lord. 



36. The dove seeks shelter at the day's repose, 

Beneath the Rock she hides herself at eve. 
She glances round, lo, soon the day will close, 

She makes thy dwelling-place her nest at eve. 
She has been crying all this day in woes, 

" When shall I rise to God ? How slows the eve 
Pour out on her thy grace— the day-light goes, 

Command thy love to rest on her this eve. 
And as in prayer to thee this day she rose. 

Accept her, Lord ; she waits from morn to eve. 
O turn to us in love ! — the day fast flows. 

Long-stretching are the shadows of the eve. 



37. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established in the whole earth, and may 
you and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen ! 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say. 
Amen ! 




Dnia^rr orb rhyi nSan 



504 I 



r 2 t:' n D n :i ^s. 

(The Congregation rise and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

-ii3jirT *71-Tjn Snh .:3pj;;. pny: onnnx 
.'^sn njpi .D01D Dnpq Sou .fvS;; S{< .Niiam 

: D»»n D'rhii ^^^^oV • D^nrr n^p? i^pnm 
roni^N pp nr»N rpp .ppi ;;»£riai Iti;^ 

nnx D'nD n*n2 '^in aSi;;S nriN* n. 

TjOiD D^3n D^pq-i? D'np n*njp ipn^ o^^n SsS^p 
D*pp-i nniDN n^ripi □♦Sin Nsni d*S?ij 
■]Sp r|S npn »pi nnu^ Sj;^ ^1^:3 >p .ia); 'jc^'S 
:nyvj''' n^ovDi n*noi r-i'CD 

Choir. 

■ : D'nan n»np ♦; nrix rjn^ . o^np ni^rrrrS nax fp^«^ "i 




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38. THE SEVENFOLD BENEDICTION. 



(The Congregation rise, and pray with the Reader in a low voice.) 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 



Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who de- 
lightest in dispensing the blessings of life. Write us 
in the book of life, in order that we may proclaim thy 
mercy, O God of life. 

O Heavenly King! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield! 
Praised be thou, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham. 

II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all the living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 
thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the dust. 
Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty acts ? Who can 
be compared unto thee, O King, who, whether dispens- 
ing death or life, wilt cause salvation to spring forth ? 



Yea, who is like thee, merciful Father, who in mercy 
rememberest thy creatures to life ? 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
! death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who re- 



Choir, 



Choir. 



storest the dead to life. 




."jpe^ D^iynpi5n . t:^ip^ 'sa-i^ n^p iid3 ''j^^^'ip^i ^V'*?!!! Read. ill. 

-t: V V V tt; » Iv • : - t- v| |- 

Choir and Congregation* 
.hfD3 DipD n'^ .nrS nr d^Ski^' rnniy'D .DSi;f kSd nf33 Read. 

: I : ••- VT V t-;t: t ' -t : 

Choir and Congregation. 
'ipbp';^;^ . iDC^* D'*'?n:?3n dj; pn^i .D'?n;]3 x^n iDfpsp Read. 
Choir and Congregation. 



TV t: I" v: t: •• t : • ^ - ; 

. N^n jj^Sp x^n .Jirpxt^^in . o^riSx x^in nnx Read. 



r 

r_ 
I- 

T T-:-: 

Choir AND Congregation. 

^? •^^]P.''"'i? V. -^^^^'I*::^ ^'^^ Head 

TV : T V t; V : • IT T T - • Vjv : t: 

: iDxS y^r^2 'i^^ij^ n^nn^ 
Choir and Congregation. 

:n^?iSSrT ini in^? p^V ^'hSn dSii^S rjSp.^ 

inae^i . E^'^pl 'irif 1p D^nvj mjS:i .^Sn^ tjj nni "^nS Read. 

T it It; t 'v|v • -.t t : r (• • |«' v: 

(The Congregation take their seats.) 



m^^ -— — ^ — - 

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III. Reader, In solemn chants will we give forth the songs of thy 
glory, and like the Seraphim of the prophetic vision, in united chorus 
will we sanctify thy holiness, calling one unto the other and saying : 

Ch. Cong. " Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Hosts; 
the whole earth is full of his glory/* 

Reader. Yea, his majesty filleth the universe; in vain thevi would his 
servants ask, ** Where is the seat of his glory ?" All creation sounds the 
response, " Praised — 

Ch. ^ Cong. "Praised be the Majesty of the Lord, it 
everywhere appeareth/* 

Reader. Like his majesty, so may his mercy ever appear unto us, and 
may he bestow grace unto the people, who proclaim the unity of his 
name evening and morning, — ^yea, twice daily, with love and devotion 
do they exclaim: ** Hear — " 

a. 6- Cong. " Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the 
Lord is One 

Reader. The one Eternal Being is our God ! He is our Father ! He 
is our Knig ! He is our Savior ! He will, in mercy, hearken unto us, 
and evince unto all mankind, that he is indeed our God. 

Ch. 6- Cong. " I am the Lord your God." 

Reader. Mighty and powerful is the Eternal, our God. O ! how 
excellent is his name throughout all the earth. He shall be known as 
sole King and Ruler by the people, all acknowledging on that day : 
" The Lord is one and his name one." 

And thus do we exclaim in the words of the Holy Scriptures : 

Ch. Cong. The Lord shall reign for ever and ever, 
even thy God, O Zion, forall generations, Hallelujah." 

Reader. From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. 



(The Congregation take their seats.) 




]Vohwrit^f '^ytihm^ .dW' ^^S^^rj^i^^l 

T JT T V ~ T 

j^- "t: t:'" t:t: t- 

n^r^i .ijiniN* fi3n}< .awr^sa i:n")d3 nriK iv. 

T J- T ; )T T : |- T • T T • |T : " ; t - 



9 509 Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 

I — — ^ 

^ ITrant tlief efore, O Lord our God ! that f hy feverehce 
rnay pervade all thy works, and thy fear be spread 
over all thou hast created; that all mankind may bow 
before thee in awe and humility, and unite with one 
accord, as a sacred brotherhood, to perform thy will 
in spreading brotherly feeling over all the earth. 
Verily do we know and acknowledge, O Lord our 
God, that thou art the Supreme Ruler of the universe ; 
that thy power, thy might and thy excellence are 
evidenced in everything thou hast created. 

Grant also, that thy people Israel may everywhere 
meet with the appreciation due to their noble mission 
of spreading light and truth, to which they have faith- 
fully clung even in times of suffering and danger. 
Grant that the hopes of universal freedom and right, 
which their unwavering belief in thee inspires, may be 
everywhere realized. Then shall all the noble-minded 
rejoice in the triumph of truth, for wickedness shall be 
silenced in shame, and hostility among men shall pass 
away like vapor, when thou shalt banish all manner of 
strife and tyranny from the face of the earth. 

To thee alone shall all thy creatures then pay homage 
and ascribe sovereignty, realizing the words of the 
Royal Psalmist, "The Lord shall reign for ever and 
ever ; even thy God, O Zion ! for all generations. 
Hallelujah !" 

Thou art holy, and thy name is awe-inspiring, for 
there is no God save thee ; and thus we read : Exalted 
is the Lord of Hosts in judgment, and God, the Holy 
One, is sanctified because of the righteousness of his 
government." Praised be thou, O Lord! the Holy 
Ruler of the universe. 

IV. Thou hast chosen us from among all nations, 
and in thy love hast assigned unto us the priestly mis- 
sion of spreading the knowledge of thy Holy Name, 
so that we may not alone perform thy commandments, 
H but also consecrate ourselves to thy service. 




T| . T . . j.. T . . ^ . . . ^ ^ _ . 

: Dn^^^2 nx^v^S n^r trip 

• IT : • - . . vr v) I 

• SiW^. pn^n ♦iriniDK 

Dirr •D^PDi'i njs^iB^*: ^DnD^ ♦CD^;^n|7 id li^T'ini 
hii ^5 ♦^rrj; jj^SiS ^3 ♦i:ij;.^tr'ini irSj; onii ♦ij^.oi 



And in the abundance of thy kindness hast thou 
given us (this Sabbath day and) this Day of Atone- 
ment, whereon thou forgivest the sins of thy repenting 
servants, — a holy convocation, reminding us of our 
mission from our going out from Egypt. 

G ! our God, and the God of our fathers ! v/e beseech 
thee to permit our memorial and the memorial of our 
ancestors, and of all thy people Israel, to ascend and 
come before thee, so that we may obtain grace, favor and 
mercy, life and peace on this Day of Atonement 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy holy word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and compassion, 
so mayest thou save and compassionate us, whose eyes 
are ever directed to thee, our Heavenly King, who 
.•i^ rulest all mankind in mercy and love. 





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Reader and Congregation, 



O open unto us thy gate at the time of closing the 

gate, now that the day is turning away. 
The day is passing, the sun is setting and turning ; O, 
let us enter thy gate ! 



The day is passing away ; the sun in its decline is 
casting lengthened shadows of the trees, and will soon 
have entirely disappeared. The stillness of eve and 
the calmness of night will soon overspread the face 
of nature. Grant, O Lord our God, that with their 
advent heavenly peace may come down from above, 
and abide in our fainting hearts. O, inspire us at this 
hour with the conviction that thou hast indeed par- 
doned us, — that we have found grace in thy sight. 

O beneficent Father, in thy all-atoning love and 
kindness, turn unto all despondent hearts, — unto all 
burdened souls ; relieve the anguish which pervades 
them, and permit them, in this last hour of the holiest 
of days, to find abundant comfort before thy mer- 
ciful throne. Like the stars which shed their bril- 
liancy in the gloom of night, so may the heavenly 
light of thy paternal grace ever illumine our path on 
this dark earth. 

Vouchsafe, O Eternal, that our heartfelt prayers of 
this day may have relieved us from all our sins and 
short-comings, and that our consecrating ourselves 
anew to thee and thy holy service, may gain for us 
admission into the portals of thy paternal love and 
i mercy. open unto us thy gate at the time of closing 
p the gate, now that the day is turning away. 



{The Rabbi) 





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The day is passing! — To-morrow we shall again 
resume our ordinary avocations ; we will again be 
surrounded by the cares and anxieties of life ; our 
bodily wants will again claim our care and attention. 
O, suffer us not to fall again into the errors of which 
we have to-day repented ; let us not again walk in the 
path of thoughtlessness, desecrating thy Name by 
doing what is evil in thy sight, and detracting from 
our dignity by falling into vice and iniquity. Banish 
from our hearts ill-will towards our neighbors, so that 
we bring not harm, grief or loss to them either in their 
life, their character, or their possessions. Of what 
avail, O God, will have been our long abiding in thy 
House, if we amend not our ways ? Of what benefit 
will this day have been to us, if we give no evidence 
on other days, that it has wrought salvation within us ? 

Endow us with strength, O Lord, that we may be 
steadfast in virtue ; and whenever we would waver, O 
keep us in its sacred paths, and implant anew within 
us thy fear. open unto us thy gate^ at the time of 
closing the gate^ now that the day is turning away. 



The day is passing ! — The shades of darkness now 
gather around us ! May it be thy will, O Lord our 
God, that when the sun of our earthly existence de- 
clines towards its setting, and the eve of life draws 
nigh, heralding the rapid approach of the long gloom 
of night, we may be enabled with cheerful serenity to 
examine our whole earthly journey, awaiting the com- 
ing down of celestial peace from thy high abode to 
fill our hearts with undying bliss. Even then, O Lord 
of life, open unto us the gate of eternity, at the time 
of closing the poi^tals of this life, when our days shall 
have passed. Amen ! 



513 



Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 



: HYMN. 

' . \. Reader, 
O Father, ope to us thy gate, 
And, in thy grace, invite us ; 
On virtue's path to thine estate 

O, lead us on and light us ! 
To cleanse our souls, our flesh did fast , 
Let us fore'er in pureness last 
Choir and Congregation, 
O Father, ope to us thy gate, 
And hear us, when we supplicate. 
Reader, 

O Father, ope to us thy gate ! — 

What if the sun declineth ? 
The light shall ever radiate 

That on thy pathway shineth. 
O, teach us in thy light to go, 
And look to thee in joy and woe. 

Choir and Congregation, 
O, Father, ope to us thy gate, 
And hear us, when we supplicate. 

Reader, >^-H>': 
O, Father, ope to us thy gate !— 

Who, round thy throne assembled. 
To praise thy Name, forever great, 

This day rejoiced and trembled — 
They are thy children ; — here they wait; 
O, lead them on, to thine estate. 

Choir and Congregation, 
O, Father, ope to us thy gate. 
And hear us, when we supplicate. 



Saps npitr'iD ;]j'pn .tD^j/ti^'ia*? t jnu nnx 
naicrn? ij|?3p.ni .i^n.t ^in). ''^yp'^i^ 

ij^TDn HD ir*n hd no .i:nn»7D n^ain 

I- ; - V I"- V r T 1- T • : T J- : . 

"i/pNii npi upiiD^ np i:rT3 np no i^p-iv 

. J?*!? ^^23 D'P3m . vn d^'d ^^'^'^'I • '^^■3^'? H'^l 
DC"n 'pn .mn DLr'ir;;p 3^ ^3 .Ss^n '^33 D*ji3;i 
: ^3.1 S3n '3 p^< npn3rt tp dihti nnipi . S3n 

•^V I^* p'^V! C3N1 np ^rjS "ipi^* ^p '3 

S^ni ii^p'? .i:»p"ij'i3;-b3 S;^. nn'Spi n^^rrpi 'fp. 
33^3 ♦pn nitrj;^ 3it:'^) .i^n* p0p 
kS*3 li^Sj; CDrn D'snrr ^j^prr")? •"'C''^? ' ^^^ 

i3-in i^ti'T npN4i :3npjnrii3 in^np 
-♦3 1rr^SN-S^?1 inon-in '♦-Sk 3tr>"i . vri3C''np 

| - v: V : I" - • t; V t: t ; : - IviT 



^ 515 Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. ^ 

Thy mercy inviteth the sinner to return, because 
thou art ever ready to receive back the repentant. Thou 
hast taught us that whenever we feel ourselves heavily 
laden with sin, we should cast down our burden before 
thee, for by the earnest abandonment of our evil ways, 
and sincere repentance, thou wouldst again accept us, 
receiving our contrition as an acceptable ofifering unto 
thy throne of grace. 

Thou hast set bounds to the years of our life, and num- 
berest our days. Thou knowest that we shall become 
food for worms, therefore dost thou offer us abund- 
ant forgiveness before we descend into the silent grave. 
What are we ? What is our life ? What the bene- 
volence and righteousness of which we boast ? What 
is our power ? What our strength ? What can we 
urge in thy presence, O Lord our God and God of 
our fathers ? When compared with thee, the mightiest 
sink into insignificance, — men of renown seem as if 
they had never existed, — men of lore as if they were 
without knowledge, — the intelligent as if void of under- 
standing. For the majority of our actions are vain 
and idle, and the days of our lives as naught before 
thee ; even the boasted superiority of man over the 
beast is nothing but vanity. 

But thou hast distinguished man with the en- 
nobling desire of seeking thy presence, and ad- 
dressing his prayers and supplications unto thee, 
though he knows full well, he cannot interfere with thy 
doings, nor benefit thee with his piety. 

Therefore, in thy infinite mercy hast thou given us 
the assurance of remission from sin on this day of for- 
giveness, so that we may take courage to renounce 
all evil and return to the fulfillment of thy will, with 
a perfect heart. 



nyiii .:i'pnS nanDi .npx"). ipn nn^ p'3}< rpii 

|^3rT?<-DX ni.ii' DJ?^ *;ipD Cin'hii "^^^HW 
iDic^' .n»m ;^tr'i 3Vur'3-Df< i^s'in niaa 

I tt; :-'^tt : • ' ^ t r r : 

•• T : . •■ J T T jT : ^« T T V • . - I 

NiSrr ♦ji^ii D5<; rc^'-i niD f'Df7J< f brrri -loj^^i 

nriD njih »3JN "tion? i.;^?d 
D3ni< "inpV D3'Sj; n33' rrrrr 01*5 .ipj<|l 

|T : • t: •• : • V • 

ijaS inDi (-n;?!^ 'snix ''x:;^: 'i3^nai?:i .^i^ip^ 



1 

|, 517 Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 

_ ■ 

Once more, then, do we beesech thee, as we approach 
the conclusion of this day, to accept us in mercy, since 
it is not thy will, that man should perish in his sinful- 
ness. To this end have our prophets exhorted nations 
and individuals in times of dire necessity, giving them 
the well-founded assurance, that thou art, as they pro- 
claimed thee, a God of infinite mercy and pardon. 

Yea, thy infinite mercy calleth even the most abject 
sinner to amend his ways, return unto thee and deliver 
himself from perdition. , 

Thus did the prophets proclaim thee, and thus has 
Israel in all conditions acknowledged thee as the God 
of clemency and forgiveness. And so will we, O 
Father, relying on thy great mercy now and for ever. 

O our God, and the God of our fathers ! Forgive us 
our sins on this day of (Sabbath rest and) Atonement ! 
Blot out our transgressions and obHterate our guilt 
from before thine all-seeing eye, as it is said, I, even I, 
will blot out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and 
will not remember thy sins." And furthermore do we 
read: I will make vanish like a cloud thy transgres- 
sions, and like vapor thy sins; return unto me, fori have 
redeemed thee." And again it is recorded : For on 
this day shall he absolve you to cleanse you ; from all 
your sins before the Lord shall ye be clean." 

O our God, and the God of our Fathers ! (Grant that 
our Sabbath rest may render us worthy of ihy grace.) 
Sanctify our lives for the performance of thy command- 
ments. Satisfy us with thy abundant goodness, and 
grant us joy through thy salvation. Permit us to enjoy 
thy holy Sabbath in full love for thy Holy Name.) 
Purify our hearts that we may serve thee in truth, for 
^ thou wilt forgive Israel, even as thou wast a God of 





r • I • I • ' I I- T : - • T T ; 

nnrTN3 Dn^iDni .SNntf* ?|a)j;3iJ'jilSl!{»;nv"i v. 

|- v; t: t - t It : |--: 

•^^pV''^^^ ""SPpi ^'f r-iii^ .nil) in^ 

:t]S irip oSiirp .^inorr isn-xS ^? 

::]nn5 'i^-Ss d'31d d**!!^ Dinm 
si'on nriK rina .mho umm ijnrit:'^ Snh 

- t: t - I t t |v I ' t: v; r ^ . t 



Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 

mercy and pardon in all generations, and there is no 
atoning power save thine. Praised be thou, O Lord, 
who year after year, on this day, renewest in our hearts 
an abiding confidence in thy attribute of pardon ; O 
Ruler of all the earth, who hast assigned the power of 
sanctification to (the Sabbath,) Israel, thy priestly 
people, and this Day of Atonement. 

V. O Lord our God ! Bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel ; accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone do we 
offer reverence and adoration. Amen ! 

VI. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
of our existence, our shield of protection at all tirnes. 
We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for 
our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which 
are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy 
providential care which we daily receive, and for the 
wonderful gifts which thou dost dispense unto \is 
morning, noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy 
mercies never fail ; and thy loving kindness never 
ceaseth from thy people, for thou hast been their hope 
and trust from the distant past to the present moment 
of our lives. 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy 
covenant. 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
^ should be g^ratefully rendered. Amen ! I 



.")iDK3 ^i^ii":) Di; CD'jriD .v^ii prrw 
Vi3p;^j<tr' ^l^n*! nx; tr^npc^'n 

nnN3 u'^S I^DN 1J3"13 .?Ts;^SN-itr'-S3Sp 
niin ijniSn u'? nnj ?i»j5 iind ^3 .^i^jfj 

! • .•: t: |t t I- t ) iv t : • ) |vt 

T : - ; • -: - : i r : | t t : v v - |- : 

"Sssi n^.-S33 S{!?"itp» ?]a^-n{;? r]'?^^ ?]0.'j^.3 niDi 
□nm-nDn nniD nojn^i oiSii'i no^^s o'^n -\5D3 

•• T • ; • T • T T T : ~ T : T T : ■ - V |-' : 



(The following sentences are each said by the Reader and repeated 
by the Congregation.) 



t^^^^h 1^'?^ 

T jT T V I V I V |T I 1- ; - r T 

|:;pS nc';^.^ i^p'?,!? 
inniD njtr irSir {j^'in ijpSD ijon k 



521 Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. | 

Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnly pronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : "The Lord 
bless and preserve thee ! The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ! The Lord 
lift up his countenance unto thee, and give thee peace!'' 

VII. We now implore thee to grant u$ the precious 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness may be spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

And especially on these solemn days of penitence 
do we pray thee to remember and inscribe us, and all 
the people of the house of Israel, in the book of life, 
blessing, peace, and prosperity. Praised be thou, O 
Lord, the never-failing fount of peace. Amen ! 



(The following sentences are each said by the Reader and repeated 
by the Congregation.) 

39. Our Father and King ! We have sinned before 

thee. 

Our Father and King! We pay allegiance to none but 

thee. 

Our Father and King! Grant us favor for the sake of 

thy name. 

U Our Father and King! Send unto us a happy New Year. | 
^^^ = — . 



522 



: li'^siSrrri h^^ npSf n^{1iD■l rh^ip u^sSd 

j?]»j33^ 31D |n;ir5 tJ^^j iJpW 
tD'yitD D^!rr ngp^ ijprirr ijp'?^ 

T T : - ,• T T : - V i " : l " : t | • : - r t 

:ni*5r "^503 ^s'?^ 
:nS»noi nn^Vo niDoa i^^m i^sSd 

T • : T • ; I" i |- ; t | • : - |- t 

ttii^m, rhi^:i n5p5 11pm 1^,3^0 u^^N 
nj'Sj^ orni Din liSip i^p^' 1:13^?? 
n:*jSDi '^''^^ ''^i?'?'? ^^^7^ 

:?]7int Sj;. D^jinrr |j;pS r^tx iJsVo i^^J* 
-S^ D.^^Si tj^'JS^ ♦Ns fj;p^ nb'j^^ iJpSo ^y^ii 

Kni^ni nis^in Si-ijn rj^tj^' |;;pS nb'j;^ i^a'po iJ^niNt 



I 523 Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 



Our Father and King ! Remove far from us all diseases 

and afflictions. 

Our Father and King ! Strengthen us in our resolution 
of sincerely returning unto thee. 

Our Father and King ! Pardon and forgive all our sins. 

Our Father and King ! Vouchsafe unto us a memorial 

of blessing before thee. 

Our Father and King ! Inscribe us in the record of 
a happy and peaceful life. 

Our Father and King ! Grant us an ample supply of sus- 
tenance during the present year. 

Our Father and King ! May our lives be marked with 
merits. 

Our Father and King ! May we obtain full pardon and 
forgiveness from thee. 

Our Father and King ! Grant us redemption and sal* 
vation. 

Our Father and King ! Listen to our supplications and 
have compassion on us. 

Our Father and King ! Spare us, our children, and our 
little ones. 

Onr Father and King ! Remember unto us the virtues 
of those who suffered death in 
declaring the unity of thy name. 

Our Father and King ! Remember unto us the virtues 
of those who went through fire 
and through water for the sanc- 
tification of thy name. 

Our Father and King ! Deal with us mercifully for the 
sake of thy great and sublime 
Name, which it is our mission 
to make known. 

Our Father and King ! Be gracious unto us and answer 
us, for we rely not on our own 
merits, but on thy mercy and 
goodness alone. O save us ! 



Header and Mourners. 

hdc'" trnpnn Sijin* 4o. 
'*npi p'*n? nni^Vp nnw?:J 
:{0N npKi anj^ fop'i 

Eeader and Mourners. 

n'^:;^ Ntin rjna j^j^'-iip*! np^' S^niptl ri'^j^jn*"! 

I T • -i - T T T V ; T T i ; V XT': T T : • T J • 

Q"?!^, .'^N-i^t Sd*! |inr»i;^2i fin^iiSy ^5p.0fi Re^d. 

Header and Mourners. 

T : • : •• t : t : - : t t | t t : t - 

^yh^ o^3iD Q^*m j^*oa^-p {s^n^ N!^^ ?<rr» 

|.. . . _ . T - : I • T - T T : •• : 

DiV ''^Ptn? Niii^ .vonp3 ch^ 

w» ■ ' - 



525 



Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 



Reader and Mourners. 

40. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established in the whole earth, and may 
you and all Israel live to partake of the blessings of 
that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen ! 

Congregation. 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Reader and Mourners, 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us say 
Amen ! 

Reader. 

May the prayer and supplications of the whole 
house of Israel be accepted in the presence of their 
Father in heaven. And say ye, Amen ! 

Reader and Mourners, 

O that Israel and all the righteous who have de- 
parted from this world, and all those who bow with 
submission to God's inscrutable will, may enjoy the 
fullness of peace and happiness in the world to come. 
May they obtain mercy and forgiveness from the 
Lord of heaven and earth. And say ye, Amen ! 

And may the fullness of heavenly peace and a 
happy life on earth be granted unto us and all Israel. 
And say ye. Amen ! 

May he who causeth peace to reign on high, cause 
peace to prevail among us and all Israel. And say ye. 
Amen ! 



I Closing Service for the Day of Atonement. 



51^1 



CONCLUDING PRAYER. 



Rabbi, 



O merciful Father in Heaven ! Through thy aid 
have we been enabled to observe, to its latest hour, 
this great and most holy day which thou hast given 
us for our purification. — We now leave this hallowed 
spot, where we have been standing from evening to 
evening in devotion and prayer, filled with the blissful 
confidence, that thou hast completely gratified our 
longing for mercy, expiation and purity. In the in- 
nermost depths of our souls, do thy words of grace 
resound : I have pardoned !" O grant that when 
the period arrives for us to leave this earthly taber- 
nacle, we may conclude our lives as we now conclude 
this day's solemn celebration, confessing with all our 
hearts and souls thy Unity, Omnipotence and Love. 



(The Shofar is sounded, after which the Rabbi says.) 

May the blessing of Divine Providence rest upon 
you all, O Congregation ! The Lord bless and pre- 
serve thee ! The Lord cause his countenance to shine 
upon thee ! The Lord lift up his countenance upon 
thee and grant thee peace !" 

Choir and Congregation. 
O Lord ! Grant peace unto thy people. Amen ! 



Reader and Congregation. 



v: T Tl 



(Once.) 



(Three Times.) 



(Seven Times.) 




FOURTH PART. 



PRAYERS 



FOR 



^ E E K p A Y S. 



CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH PART. 



Prayers for Week Days. 



Introductory Prayer . • • • . • • . . 529 

Morning Service ••••••••• 530 

Prayer for the New Moon 560 

Afternoon Service •••••••• 565 

Evening Service' . . . , . • • • , 567 

Prayer for the Deceased in the house of Mourning _ • . 576 



10 




Introductory Prayer. 



p^'p Dippi 'n^nx J^p5<T5 

rtrj^ r'^?^ '"'51^^ '^^tI?^''; •^1^1-'?'^? 

•^^f '. ^^^^ 

... ^- . . T : • ; 




SinS nnnt:^ nSsn 530 



Sin'? nnn^ nSsn 

nm .x»n minD '3 nn^a' notj^'j 'liSj^ »• 

T - T • T |- T V T T : 

T ; - : T - : • T : - ; T - T - ; T - T T : 

Mni3i'?i .♦5sp nSpS Tn:^ nriKv .♦snpa 

••"'^^i? r^*" Q"*' r5 rn?L'^.^'^^'5 wV^r 

^ T T ; • : 

8^^=^ -. . - - ■ - , . • - = 




531 



Service for the Morning of Week Days. 



SERVICE EOR THE HOMING OE 
WEEK DAYS. 



1. My God, the soul which thou hast placed in my 
body is pure, for it is a portion of thy Holy Spirit, 
an emanation from thee, who art the fountain of purity. 
Thou hast created it and formed it. Thou hast 
breathed it into me, and dost carefully guard it within 
me. When thou seest fit, thou wilt take it from me, 
but wilt restore it in the eternal happiness of the future 
world. Whilst this soul shall continue within me 
will I adore thee, O Lord my God, and God of my 
fathers. Blessed be thou, O Lord, Author of all 
works, Source of all souls. 



2. Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who hast given to man intelligence to dis- 
tinguish between day and night. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who didst grant me the privilege of being 
born in the faith of Israel. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who removest the bonds of darkness from 
the eyes of the blind. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who loosenest the fetters of the oppressed. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who raisest up those who are cast down. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who girdest Israel with the strength of faith. 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, who crownest Israel with the diadem of 
their priestly mission. 




i SinS nnnty nSan 532 : 

-innpi i-n. □•nxt? ^JiTrf"^,^! • (I'p n.^S nS\ ]Vd^ 

J 109^' T]nDi NJin Tjm .S'vpi n"ji3 ^na 

T T T T ^ T |v iv |- v; t: t - I T 

rypr} fVj'Sa ■»>i3,pi n^t^',:? 12:; '55 '^''^npfi PTO 

:],p;:' "I'spl ^ps'^'r*! nS*!;.^ nnrppi 

. n^pSirrr 'rr ivt t-^pSp ^?''7.?;i 
^» ni*!}* tjm .Snjrt ip:f^' ">'^i3?i n?:^'^ 



— 

^ 533 Service for the Morning of Week Days. | 

Be pleased to assist us, O Lord ! that we may be 
instrumental in furthering the glorious aims of Israel, 
by walking in thy law and firmly adhering to thy 
precepts. SufiTer us not to fall into temptation or 
disgrace, but do thou animate our hearts with lofty 
impulses, and endue us with strength to subject our 
inclinations to thy divine will. Grant that our purity 
of life may obtain for us grace, favor, and benevolence 
in thy sight and in the sight of all mankind, and 
that we may enjoy the abundance of thy beneficence. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord! who bestowest bountifully 
goodness and beneficence. Amen. 



3. Blessed be he, at whose word the world was 
called into existence. Blessed be he who fulfills what 
he promises, and establishes what he ordains. 
Blessed be he who provides the earth with marks 
of his mercy for all who dwell thereon. Blessed be he 
who bestows a good reward upon those who fear him. 
Blessed be the ever-living and all-powerful God, the 
deliverer and redeemer of all mankind. Blessed be he^ 
and blessed be his naine ! 

Blessed be thou, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
universe, the almighty and all-merciful Father, who ac- 
cordest unto thy people and those who fear thee the 
privilege of praising thy loving kindness. And with 
the psalms of David, thy faithful servant, will we extol 
thy great name; with songs and hymns will we render 
homage unto our King, the only God, the Source of all 
life! unto whom be praise and glory now and for ever- 
more. Blessed be thou, O Lord and King, for the 
blissful privilege we enjoy of chanting thy praises 
A and glory. Amen. 




ni^xtD^i;?'? ^^ot?'' Di»-^:33 n^i 

^^iin'? jn3"!' ?inT)3^i i"ipJ<» ^ino^o -1133 
ni3'?o^ni3bo :ini3^o "iin 11331 rnni3Ji Di^rr 
-Sp^ I] ^DiD jiii "1ITS33 d'pV^^'^s 
n3B'» '73 tD^Dias.T'??'? t]pin D'S^jin 
^^^^^^ onS-inu nriN*! 

in>{np? itt'"i<,'?'3^ VN"ip-S3S 3l")p :virj;?;o-'?33 

: — T ; T T ; T T V t; 



r^^- ^ - - — - ■ — — 

^ 535 Service for the Morning of Week Days. 



{Psalm 145.) 

4, ril praise thee, Lord, my God and King, || And 
ever bless thy name, || Day after day untiring sing || 
and loud extol thy fame. || Great is the Lord, no 
search can reach || His might, no word his praise." || 
Past ages of thy doings preach || And sound thy grand 
displays. II Like them, thy glorious majesty, || Thy 
wonders tune mj/ song; || And as t/iej/ tell thy victory, || 
So claims thy might my tongue. || Their memory pro- 
claims thy grace, || And of thy deeds they sing. || "The 
Lord is gracious to each race, || Kind and long-suf- 
fering. II The Lord is good to all abroad, || Lets shine 
on all his rays." || Oh, may all creatures praise thee, 
God, II As thy true servants praise ! || Let them pro- 
claim thy glorious reign, || To men thy deeds com- 
mend. II Thy Kingdom ever shall remain, || Thy rule 
shall never end. || God lifts the feeble when they fall, || 
And makes the helpless stand; || He sends supplies of 
food to all II Who wait upon his hand. || He sends con- 
tent to all that live, || His treasure ne'er decays; || His 
works abundant mercy give, || And righteous are his 
ways. II To answer prayer he's ever nigh || For all who 
seek aright; || He sends redemption when they cry || 
Who in his truth delight. || He safely keeps his 
servants all, || Destroys all wickedness; || His praise, 
therefore, my lips shall call; || His Name all flesh may 
bless ! 

But as to us, we will adore 

His Holy Name for evermore. Hallelujah. 



♦nSxi ij'iiSn " HiVj '3 .pxai d^djs^s trnpni 

^ |- v; t; V t |: | vIt t ■ r t - |r- . 

T T : V ^ T : • ; - T r : • i- 

.ninaE^'m hMi rfip Sj< nnx Tjna 
.nnDT n.»B^5 ">ni2D .niNSo^n in^^f .niN-iinrr 

KiD-n .x^l n^:^' tri|:5r)»'i SiJfin «• 
^*.rr?i .pD»pV5i py'in:^ nniD^D tSoii .nniyns 
npNi .nnp^ f^pi nSjj/s ^Wy^, Spi 
tN^o*?:^ 'pS;^^'?! Tjinq n^i np^' N?n» jp{< 
-iirTiTi NtriTT Dainn*i -iNiDn^ H'id'^') rn^ry 

IT*":'" TTTv: tt;: "., tt*: tt-* tI* 

(nj;j oSir'? t]iDprt tjm 

:b'3n-n^< diSe^' n^';r rjt^'ri 
i:*inp 1D1D?1 . D»prn;i r»*S;j on^'pi y-nxS n^Nprr 
^I'C'j^p 13*1 np :n^B'N")5"ni?'j/p Tpn DV"Sp5 

•i. 9 



537 



Service for the Morning of Week Days. 



5, Yea, for evermore, O our King, be thy Name 
praised as the great and holy God, the Ruler of heaven 
and earth; for unto thee appertain all songs and 
praises, all hymns and psalms, and in blessings and 
thanksgivings all must acknowledge that thine are the 
power and dominion, thine the government in holiness 
and justice, from hence and for evermore. Blessed be 
thou, O Lord, Almighty King ! magnified in hymns 
of praise and thanksgiving. Thy wondrous deeds are 
unspeakable, and yet art thou pleased to accept the 
songs and chants of psalmody with which we approach 
thy throne. O ever-living King of the universe. 



6. Let the great Name of the Eternal be exalted 
and sanctified throughout the whole universe, which 
he hath created according to his will. May his king- 
dom soon be established over the whole earth, and 
may ye and all Israel live to partake of the blessings 
of that happy period. Unto which say ye, Amen. 

Amen ! May his great Name be praised for ever 
and unto all eternity. 

Yea, let us praise and worship, magnify and exalt 
the Name of the Most Holy, (blessed be he,) whose 
glory exceedeth all the praises and hymns that may 
be rendered unto him by human lips. And let us 
say. Amen ! 

[Praise ye the Lord^ unto whom all praise belongeth. 
Praised be the Lord^ unto whom all praise belongethy 
now and for evermore,) 

7. Yea, we praise thee, O Lord our God, Ruler of 
the universe, who causest light and darkness to alter- 
nate, and promotest the peace and harmony of all 
creation. 

Thou givest light unto the earth, gladdening those 
who dwell thereon, greeting us day after day with 
thy kindness and renewing the wonders of thy crea- 

-'= ~- - 'Wk^k 



tiSan jHiop pxn hnSo .n^trp noDna □'73 

Jv;v- lr-*T;| • I V|T T T ; T T |- T : T : r\ r: 

n:ij:3 DJt?'p |;!D .lipiJtfD niv pij< 
nnx ^ina ,nSp ri'fl^,?^ niN-niNp 

. -»^_r jp^^^^j^Qj^ ^^^^ 



T : T : V I" v; t: |t : - t - t -: - 

irniDiVf -ii3j7^ .ij;?^^ irpx .irSj; fi'?pn rrnn*"! 

. niB'i?^^ iDtj'S .laS^i i.D^'? i^'^LfS .Va^nSi 
"(Km ; nnrrNa n^-iin "ncSn ♦w-Ss-mn DpSi 

• T : T - : ) |v t : - •• : ♦ t v • ) - ; 

♦3 .n^^ oSir'? t^^'i^rN^l •'^p?^' •"'^O^?'? 
nnpjfj) nb^^j •'•^'7,^? ^niiiDl '^n^D C3^'5 




f 539 Service for the Morning of Week Days. 

tion. " How great are thy works, O Lord ! in wisdom 
hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy 
treasures/' Thou art exalted, O King ! and to thee 
alone is reverential praise and glory due ; for the be- 
ginning of all things manifesteth thy greatness. O 
Lord Eternal, in thy infinite mercy have compassion 
on us, like as from old thou hast been our defence and 
our fortress, our shield and our refuge. 



O that we could exceed in uttering thy praise, 
beyond all that thy handiwork declares ; yea, more 
than the heavenly luminaries unceasingly announce. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord, Author of refulgent light. 
Amen. 



8. In thy inexhaustible love, O Lord our God ! 
didst thou give us spiritual light, causing it to shine 
upon us through thy benignity and grace. Our Father 
and King, as thou didst give thy law as a tree of life 
to our ancestors who trusted in thee, so be gracious 
unto us also, and incline our hearts to its sacred 
teachings, and instill within us the desire for knowledge 
and understanding, that we may perceive and compre- 
hend all its inculcations, and be enabled to learn and 
teach, to observe and practise them in devoted love. 
O ! illumine our eyes with thy Torah ! Cause us to 
love thy precepts, and let us so act in the love and fear 
of thy Name, that we may never be put to shame for 
our deeds. Unwavering is our trust in thy holy Name, 
that thou wilt gladden us through thy salvation. For 
thou, O God ! seekest the salvation of all mankind, 
and hast selected us from all nations and tongues to 
perform thy service, by proclaiming thy unity in truth 
and love. Blessed be thou, O Lord, who hast chosen 
thy people Israel for a mission of love. Amen. § 



r D tJ' n N ♦ n p 

T V T 

Di*n ?]ivp ri^f<n D»wnvm 

nix^ DHT^pi ♦^P'lp?'' ^";^.3 ^ip;>^?i 

niv?p 'niVO'^?* W^P^ ^.^^'OH: n^n-i 

-S^a nnj;Si op^riS^jt n;inN7 D1^'^ D:^m 

Dps np^TT :ri3;Db') rh:?ii) 'qnP''?^'? a^J^. 
Dnni<{ D'nS?< 0^72:^5 raiP) ^^^pS 
-n^jnvi^^'! T']^ •^lO"*. '^C"? oO'lO^^ni 





541 Morning Service for Week Days. 

9. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. 

Hear, Israel ! The Lord is oar God ; the 
Lord is One! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for evermore. 



(Deut. vi. 4-9, xi. 13-21 ; Numb. xv. 37-41.) 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy rriight. 
And these words, which I command thee this day, 
shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy 
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy 
house, and upon thy gates. 

And it shall come to pass, that if ye will hearken 
diligently unto my commandments which I command 
you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve 
him with all your heart and all your soul, then will 
I send rain for your land in its due season, the first rain 
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, 
thy wine, and thy oil. And I will give grass in. thy 
field for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 
Take heed of yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, 
and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship 
them. For then the Lord's wrath will be kindled 



T ; V I •• • T T - ; T ; t t v ; • : • |- t - 

: Dps ]ni \\ i^jy niDn pxn Sj;d nnnp D^l^^^f1 
1*3 haipiD^ vni QpT'S;; niN^? ana Djrina'j:)! 

Dfinn^i J^pippi ^??f3i ^TO ^r'r''??^ ^p'?? 
♦0^1 Dp»D» 137 :^]nj;;f3i ?]n»3 nirirp-S;; 
nnS DD^riDxS yycfi i^'a nt^ian D3*:i3 

.. V "i- r: ^ ~ : • v t t t ^- v - : 

oonp *£>^5"':'3/ nv'V ^C^'^ Jt''?^'^! 

T T : V I" I • : It T • • : r : r ; 

d;)'J'j; nnNi **!t?i< 'I'^'ii^O J<S DJ^i* dOTI?^ 



4 543 Morning Service for Week Days. 

against you, and he will shut up the heavens, that 
there be no rain, and the land will not yield her fruit, 
and ye shall perish quickly from off the goodly land 
which the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up 
these my words in your heart and in your soul, and 
bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts 
of thy house, and upon thy gates. That your days 
may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in 
the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to 
give them, as the days of heaven over the earth. 

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying. Speak 
unto the children of Israel, and bid them to make 
themselves fringes in the borders of their garments, 
throughout their generations, and that they put upon 
the fringes of the borders a thread of blue. And it 
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon 
it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, 
and do them ; and that ye seek not after the inclina- 
tions of your own heart and the delight of your 
eyes, in pursuit of which ye have been led astray. 
That ye may remember, and do all my command- 
ments, and be holy unto your God. I am the Lord 
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 



The lord your God is e\er true and faithful ! ^ 



ij^.Sij nin .D»p_i d»vii riPl^ 

I - : - (•• -: •• ■• I - v: t: t - r v v: 

.pnqiNt ^^1n nr^^^) ptr'N") Nin nnx npN* 

U^iSkJ Dn^f^D -J^^tJ^lDI SnIji t]Sd ijS pNJ 

.n;fj^j3 t]iD-nDii .iJnn|) on^i?, ri^api •i^'p'^^ 
.□♦Nil S^ijjrb Snj .Ntrii on .D*pi 

... . . - ^ . ^ T • : r tJ - 

:dSd noKi .nm ,nw i^y ^iS S^itr^ 

T \ : T : T - T : • ; t • | : • t : • 

D'ipa TiN.j n^ps dSn3 udo^-^d 



:js«So nb^i^ rhrin n 



Morning Service for Week Days. 



10. True, firm, unshaken, and stable is this word 
unto us for ever and ever! yea, a truth unchangeable, 
a statute unalterable ! 

The past lays before us the truth, and makes us con- 
fident that what thou hast been to our fathers, thou 
wilt be to us, even a guide, protector, and redeemer, 
the Rock of our salvation, our Savior and Deliverer. 
From old such is thy name, and there is no almighty 
power save thine. 

It is a truth that thou art the first and the last, 
and without thee we have neither King, Redeemer, 
nor Savior. Thou didst give evidence of this in redeem- 
ing us from Egypt, and bringing us out of the house 
of bondage ; and wonderful was thy salvation at the 
Red Sea, when thou didst lead thy chosen ones safely 
through its foaming billows. 

The hearts of our ancestors were filled with emo- 
tions of gratitude for all this, and gave forth songs 
and chants, benedictions and thanksgivings unto thee. 
Fountain of life. Ever-existing God ! They witnessed 
thy lofty and sublime acts, thy great and awe-inspiring 
deeds ! They beheld that thou didst overthrow the 
haughty and raise up the lowly, that thou didst free 
the enslaved and redeem the depressed, O Helper 
of the needy and Hearer of the supplications of thy 
people whenever their petitions come before thee. 

Therefore did they utter praises to the God on 
High, blessed be he, yea, ever blessed. Even Moses 
and the children of Israel, in accents of joy, chanted 
the song of praise in unison, shouting : 

Who among the mighty is like unto thee, O 
Lord! Who is like unto thee, glorified in 
j holiness, fearful in praised deeds, performing 
I wonders! 



D*n r)$B^-Sj^ ^jDB'''? D^SiN^ in^c'' nc'iq nn^a^' 

: T : I- : • : t ■.. -|- 



'iiha .)Tn):ii< 'rht<^ ^^'rhit nni< tins i- 

(On the Penitential Days.) 

:Drin5i< p.? '"^^^^^ ♦P?'^ i^'t^^'i^i W 
nn.x tD'r\t2 n-nt: ^™ dSi^^ nriN n. 

T- ••• "-IT-: T^: • T- 

(: D'^'in -tnioi nnn d^it'd) .^♦tr^'mS di 

T]piD D^3n D^pqn? D'np 'T.np ipn? D'^rr Sa^^p 
1 iniitsx D'pDi oniDN i*n!2i D»^in Nam o^SiDij 



\ 547 Service for the Morning of Week Days. 



Yea, the redeemed ones chanted a new song at the 
seashore when recognizing thy providence, and in 
united chorus did they acknowledge thy sovereignty, 
exclaiming : 

The Lord will reign for ever and ever ! 

And thus it is recorded in the Holy Scriptures, 
" Our Redeemer, the Lord of Hosts is his name, the 
Holy One of Israel." Blessed be thou, O Lord, the 
Redeemer of Israel. 



11. THE EIGHTEENFOLD BENEDIC- 
TION. 

I. We arise to praise thee, O Lord our God, and 
the God of our fathers — God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob. Great and mighty art thou, and wondrous are 
thy works, O Author of the universe. In the abun- 
dance of thy mercy thou causest the virtues of the 
fathers to bring salvation to their children's children. 

{During- the Penitential Days.) 
(Remember us and grant us life, O Eternal, who delightest in dispens- 
ing the blessings of life. Write us in the book of life, in order that 
we may proclaim thy mercy, O God of life.) 

O Heavenly King! our Supporter, Savior, and Shield! 
Praised be thou, O L.ord, the Shield of Abraham. 

II. Thou art ever omnipotent, O Lord, leading us 
unto life eternal, in thy abundant salvation. 

(Thou biddest the winds to blow and the rain to descend.) 

Thou sustainest in beneficence all living, and thy 
infinite love will attend us in the regions of a blessed 
hereafter. As thou supportest the falling, healest the 
sick, and loosenest the bonds of the oppressed, so doth 



(On the Penitential Days.) 

T : •• •-;-t - » |t • 

(■When praying, alone.) 

ai»-Sp5 D't?''i"i):3i Ji'np ^^'^] t^^'nj^ nnx ni* 
::ri"Tf5n Si<n \] nri{< Tjna .nSp ^ji'^'Sn' 



(At the Public Service.) 



CONGBEGATION. 



: npN» Dna;^'? Read. 
jiDipao Cong. 
nbNS Dins ;^p"ip ^^^'i- 



CONGREGATIOK. 



.•n'^iSSn "ill "iiS p*v ^^''i^^ I* ^V. 

R E A D E K . 

tr^'npj "Tp □♦nv^ rrvp.S ?|[:?"|^ yii "iiS 
: jD'^hpn S}<n " rtm nins .nnx a^'iipi Snji hSd 

► It- .i- t t: t - | t t i|T | t : t | v v 



I 549. 



Service for the Morning of Week Days. 



thy faithfulness not abandon those who sleep in the 
dust. Who is like unto thee, Master of mighty acts ? 
Who can be compared unto thee, O King, who, 
whether dispensing death or life, wilt cause salvation 
to spring forth ? 

{During the Penitential Days.) 
(Yea, wko is like unto thee, merciful Father, who in mercy remem- 
befest thy creatures to life ?) 

We faithfully believe that thou wilt restore us from 
death unto life. Praised be thou, O Lord, who 
restorest the death to life. 

(When praying alone.) 

*III. Thou art holy, and thy Name is holy, and it 
is a mission of holiness to praise thee daily. Praised 
be thou, O Lord, the Holy God. 



■^III. We, on earth, will sanctify thy Name as it is sanctified in the 
heavens above, accomplishing the words of the divine seer, and pro- 
claiming one to the other : 

Congregation, 

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts ; the whole 
earth is full of his glory. 

{Reader.) Yea, in echoes loud and mighty, thy messengers proclaim 
thee blessed. 

' Congregation. 

Blessed be the Majesty of the Lord in every place 
where it is manifested. 

{Reader.) And thus do we exclaim in the words of the Psalmist : 

Congregation. 
The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, O 
Zion, for all generations. Hallelujah ! 

[Reader. ^ From generation to generation will we make known thy 
greatness, and for evermore proclaim thy holiness. Thy praise shall 
^ never depart from our lips, for great and holy art thou, O King. Praised 
¥ be thou, O Lord, the Holy God ! 



.nj»3 tru^S n.^^D') . nvT din^ pin rrriN iv. 
pin nnx Tjna .Ssjj'n) nr? n;rp ?]nNa i:jin 

:nrin 

« nriN rjn|i nipS^' riDitr'ji? ijnnrrm 

{i-iaitr^'m nvinn 

T : • V T 

1- : - |T - : IT T • I t it - : 

pjin;» nnN* rjna ^nn^x nJjiDi Snio '3 

{Sjsi-i^tSNiJi nm^m .nrik^prnSNiJi 
lin'^nn's .nrti'i^"! WJJ'"i-'i »NiDnjvn:iNfDn viir. 

I-T • : • "rr T- : I" • . •■ T": t: J- t : 

7371 i:'Ni7nn S3S naStr' n^ifli n7;^ni .nnx 

T • I" ~ T : T •• • T : ♦ t |t 

^jm . nri.y loqii Nsn bjst '3 .ir;iiN5D 

^jo^Sin NSi"i " nm 

" t: t - 

-hynn) riKtn nJts^n-n^< irrl^N i:i'Sj; tii3 ix. 

T V : - TT - V I- v: t: |-*t J - t 

♦jiD n3n3S -)DOi Tni . n3iDS nnKi3n ♦j'd 

••: ^ tt:* tt -I": r : r r i '• ' 

. ni3iDn D^j^sjOipitt' ^131 . ?];?i£3o ij;^?r^ 'noi^n 



Service for the Morning of Week Days. 



IV. O Lord, who in thy grace hast bestowed on man 
the gift of intelligence, and endowed mortals with the 
faculty of reason, we pray thee, that we may daily 
increase in true wisdom and understanding, so that we 
may fulfill the mission for which we have been placed 
on earth. Blessed be thou, O Lord, the Fount of all 
wisdom. 

V. And as our daily pursuits may make us forget- 
ful of our high vocation, be thou pleased, our Father, 
to lead us unto thee and draw us near unto thy ser- 
vice, and whenever we deviate from the right path, O 
give us strength to return to thee in true penitence. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord, who graciously acceptest the 
repentant. 

VL Forgive us, O our Father, our sins ; pardon, O 
our King, our transgressions; for thy mercy never 
ceases and thy forgiveness is unending. Blessed be 
thou, O Lord, who abundantly bestowest pardon. 

Vn. Look with compassion on all the afflicted 
among us ; be thou our guardian and our advocate, 
and redeem us speedily from all evil, for in thee do we 
trust as our mighty Redeemer. Blessed be thou, O 
Lord, who hast at all times been a Redeemer to the 
house of Israel. 

VIII. Heal, we pray thee, all who are diseased, 
strengthen all that are feeble, and send us relief from 
affliction and woes, for thou dost faithfully compas- 
sionate and tend those who suffer. Blessed be thou, 
O Lord, the Source of health and strength. 

IX. O Lord our God, let this year be blessed with 
the various products of the ground, whereby our 
earthly welfare will be advanced. Send dew and 
rain in their season, so that the soil may be fructified. 
Bless the work of our hands, and satisfy us from thy 
abundant treasures. Blessed be thou, O Lord, the 

^ Author of all prosperity. 



DJ xtri .oSiy nnn'? Snj nsic^'^ ypn x. 
DOP;; ™j< ^ns .pNrr ni3^5 I^^l^^? ' 

-iDn5 nnssi u^Sj; rji^pi .nmKi pji* ii^p 

^ T : • ) r T : 

D^rr-Lpterr ^bl? ilD 13'^ fni .i:*rjS^ ^l^^fil 1^3-1^ 
.min NJ'i.'n ri*-^.t: '3 n^ina n»nn 

•[TT : •• t: t - j t It t • t: - : 



t 553 
I 



Service for the Morning of Week Days. 




X. May liberty be enjoyed throughout the whole 
earth, and grant that thy people Israel, in all quarters 
of the globe, may be recognized and appreciated for 
their efforts towards the advancement of truth and 
enlightenment. Blessed be thou, O Lord, who exaltest 
on high the banner of Israel. 

XI. Vouchsafe that those who are intrusted with 
the government of our public affairs may be inspired 
with a sense of justice and righteousness. Remove 
all oppression and wrongs from among us. Let thy 
kingdom of love and mercy be established on earth, 
and may we be found guiltless before thy judgment- 
seat. Blessed be thou, O Lord, who delightest in 
justice and righteousness. 

XII. Have compassion, O Lord our God, on all 
the righteous and pious, on the leaders of the house 
of Israel, thy people, on all who spread knowledge 
and truth, as well as on all those who join our ranks 
from pure motives and conviction. Let all who trust 
in thy name be rewarded with the fulfillment of their 
hopes and aspirations. May we partake of their hap- 
piness, and never be ashamed of our faith in thee. 
Blessed be thou, O Lord, the Staff and Trust of the 
righteous. 

XIII. May the glory of Jerusalem, thy city, be 
restored as the spiritual centre whence sprung forth 
all divine ideas, in accordance with thy promise, that 
from Zion the law should go forth, and the word of 
the Lord out of Jerusalem. Blessed be thou, O Lord, 
who didst rear up Jerusalem as the centre of religious 
ideas. 

XIV. Let the salvation of thy servants speedily 
flourish, and may our dignity be uplifted through thy 
aid, for it is our trust in thee alone that sustains us 
day by day. Blessed be thou. O Lord, who raisest ^ 

i the horn of salvation. ^ 

— ^ cK^--C S 



D»pqi5 ng-Sa n'?5r» ^^.pi^'' nriN ♦i^,5*a'';i-S!st 
nDr|N5 Dn'?i?ni .Sxnjf! u^riS^? nvi ^^i- 

(On the New Moon and in the Festival Week.) 

.Tj^^p^ Sni^^ rT5 |i"i?T"i .irpinN 

(New Moon.) (Passover.) (Succoth.) 

.ntn ni3i?n jn .nin nisan m .ntn {yinri rxi 

T T : • |- ! ; T T : |- v: t: y : t 

Dirr .D'pp"!) nj;i5:^' n3"f5i .D»*n^ 13 'Uj^^p^'ini 
♦nSNi ij»rlS»y « Nin nn^tr ,rh um^ oniD xvn. 

j" v: t; t - t |t : r*-; 

NinnriN .IJJf.B'^pD .1r*n"^12^."lJ;^□S1;^^1rn13^f 1 

'm 




Service for the Morning of Week Days. 



XV. Having poured forth our petitions before thee, 
O Lord our God, we pray thee to accept our prayers 
with favor and mercy, and send us not away empty 
from thy presence, for thou art not unmindful of the 
prayer of every lip. Blessed be thou, O Lord, the 
hearer of prayer. 

XVL O Lord our God, bestow thy grace upon thy 
people Israel. Accept the prayers of those who ap- 
proach thee in love, and let the worship of thy people 
Israel be ever pleasing unto thee. 



(O our God, and the God of our fathers ! especially 
do we beseech thee to permit our memorial and the 
memorial of our ancestors, and even of all thy people 
Israel, to ascend and come before thee, so that we may 
obtain grace, favor, and blessing, mercy, life and 
peace, on this day of 

(New Moon.) (Feast of Matzoth.) (Feast of Succoth.) 

Vouchsafe unto us thy blessing, and save us from 
the sorrows and trials of life. And as thy Holy Word 
is full of the assurance of salvation and benign com- 
passion, so mayest thou save and compassionate us, 
whose eyes are directed to thee, our Heavenly King, 
who rulest all mankind in mercy and love.) 

Praised be thou, O Lord, unto whom alone we offer 
reverence and adoration. Amen ! 

XVII. We render our heartfelt thanks unto thee, our 
God and the God of our fathers, who art the firm stay 
I of our existence, our shield of protection at all times. 
: We, indeed, thank thee, and proclaim thy praise for I 
^ our lives which are in thy hands, for our souls which | 

fe^T' ^ — . — - c^:^ 



( On the New Moon and in the Festival Week.') 



556 



'^J^ nil J .nil) -inS 

I |v - t • - • |tt: t : | v I t •.■*[•.• 

*:t]S ij»ip oSirD .^7Dn lan-^S 

(On Chanuckah and on Purim.) 



(On Purim.) 

. n*^^2n "inoxi oi^rD *o^3 

T - I - : •• : V : T t: : T •■ • 

VI: T T T ; • T ••• 

T T : 7-: V 1 T ''t •• ; 

^''^^^ T'Pni? • ^1^^ 

.is^x'is iS^Dj .Tri^^no 



(On Chanuckah.) 

.|rl3ri p^nv"!? ^^^p.^^^ 

It T : - T : T V ; rr ~ : - 
T • . - : T : • ' ; - - > t : t 

V T T : I - T • - T ' i'.- -; - : t - : 



T : 1- 



T3 tz3m'3:i n-^orD .tZDri-m^? 

- : • • T : I- T T • 

• °'p'1? T? D'J^^*?^ • c'^'inip T3 



Drn3 ip^'^a^ nVin^ n^^jsyn nyj; S5<*i^k;; ^^y!?^ • 1?.^-^^ ^^'"^pl^™ 

nntoi . ?]S3^n-n>{ ^^a^ . -"jn;? 'i^^iS ?]^J3 ^j<3 |3 -iiik^i . nTn 
n3:n TOou^ ^;?3j:5i . '-jinp^ r-\invn3 i^f'^jjp^S^^ •Ij^'ijp? 



I 



557 



Service for the Morning of Week Days. 



are under thy guardianship, for the marks of thy pro- 
vidential care which we daily receive, and for the won- 
derful gifts which thou dost dispense unto us morning, 
noon, and night. Thou art good, for thy mercies never 
fail ; and thy loving kindness never ceaseth from thy 
people, for thou hast been their hope and trust from 
the distant past to the present moment of our lives.* 

(On Chanuckah and Fu7'im.) 
^ Specially do we render thanks unto thee, O Lord, for our wonder- 
ful preservation from persecution and danger, and for the mighty deeds 
wrought on our behalf in ancient times at this particular season. 

(^On Chanuckah.) 
In the days of the Hasmonean 
priest Mattathias and his sons, when 
the wicked Grecian government, 
under Antiochus Epiphanes, sought 



to exterminate thy people Israel, to 
cast thy law into oblivion, and com- 
pel them to transgress thy statutes, 
thou didst protect them in thy 
abundant mercy. Thou didst defend 
their cause and restore their rights. 
Thou didst deliver the mighty into 
the hands of the weak ; the many 
into the hands of the few ; the 
wicked into the hands of the right- 
eous ; the defiled into the hands of 
the pure ; and the arrogant into the 



{On Purim.) 
In the days of Mordecai and 
Esther in the royal City of Shushan, 
when the wicked Haman rose 
against us with the intention of 
destroying and rooting out all the 
Jews in the Persian dominions, spar- 
ing neither young nor old, women 
nor children, all on one day, the 
thirteenth of Adar, and despoiling 
them of their property : it was thou, 
O Lord, who in thy abundant mercy 
didst frustrate his designs and defeat 
his plans, causing the evil to fall on 
his own head. Therefore be praises 
and thankgivings rendered unto thy 
great Name. 



hands of the followers of thy law. Thus didst thou make known thy 
power and thy Holy Name unto the nations of the earth by means of 
thy wondrous redemption and salvation of thy people Israel, which 
remains a memorable event even unto this day. 

After this, thy children entered thy sanctuary at Jerusalem, cleansed 
it from all the defilements of idolatry, reestablished thy service, illumi- 
nated the courts of thy temple, and appointed these eight days of 
Chanuckah for the praise and glorification of thy great Name ! 

' 



1 



(On the Penitential Days.) 

:irnn3 \J3-S3 a-aio ns'^n'; aina? 

DiDH » nn»x r]n3 .nSp i^nnrj;i )^ni;)^i Snh 

(At the Public Service.) 

V |V ••. : - T T : - I - -:t p •• •• |" v: 

.niDNS ^ti^'i^n °^ •'i'^?'' 



|-*^T • -: V |v T I •• T T : t t 

inxa i^dn .narSKnty'-SsSri 
D'^n niin i:'nSN ij? nn: n^js und »3 .?]03 

- - I" v: t: |t t r t | Jvt ; • | |vt 

D'*m D'omi .wai npiifi ion nnnNi 

(On the Penitential Days.) 

n':sH Dn3ji "i^Tj mniD nons^ aih^) riDna a^'^n "iSDa 

• jvT : "T*: "T • T tt:- t; tt: v|": 

.ahj^hn □^'•nS Sx-^i:^' r\'2 w Sdi on^x 



^ 559 Service for the Morning of Week Days. 

And for all these mercies will we praise thy Holy 
Name, our King, now and for evermore. 

i^During the Penitential Days.) 
(Vouchsafe a blissful life unto all the children of thy covenant.) 

O that all the living would pay homage unto thee, 
and praise thy name in truth, O Lord, our help and 
assistance. Blessed be thou, O Lord, whose name is 
the All-bountiful, and unto whom the praises of man 
should be gratefully rendered. Amen ! 

(^At the public Service^ 

(Our God, and the God of our fathers ! bless us with the 
threefold blessing mentioned in the law written by thy 
servant Moses, and solemnly pronounced by Aaron, and 
his sons, thy sanctified people, as it is said : **The Lord 
bless and preserve thee ! The Lord make his face to 
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee ! The Lord 
lift up his countenance unto thee, and give thee 
peace!'* 

X VIIL We now implore thee to grant us the precious, 
gift of peace, and to instill within us a contented spirit, 
benevolence and love. Bless all of us together with 
the light of thy countenance, so that we may learn to 
practice charity and righteousness, and to perform 
deeds of benevolence and love, whereby peace and 
happiness maybe spread around us, in like manner as 
thou hast blessed thy people Israel, amid all the vicis- 
situdes of life. 

{^During the Penitential Days. ) 

(And especially on these solemn days of penitence do we pray thee to 
remenber and inscribe us, and all the people of the house of Israel, in 
the book of life, blessing, peace, and prosperity.) 

Praised be thou, O Lord, the never-failing fount of 
peace. Amen ! 



♦S^ppbi . noy? naip ♦n.Dj?'*! oia'V nv^*^ *nb.N 
rjn-im? nn^D : n^nn feS npj;? 'ti'^jr .min ^^'a^ 

diSb' n'f ^; N?m V/pi-i,p5 diSc^' n^>* 



(On the New Moon, Chanuckah, and in the Festival Weeks of Pass- 
over and Succoth, Hallel is here read; page 86, No. 16. — On the 
Penitential Days, Abenu Malkanu, p. 190, No. 14. In the Festival 
Weeks, on the Ninth of Ab, Purim, and Chanuckah, as well as on Mon- 
days and Thursdays of every week, theToRAH is read; see p. 454.) 

(On the New Moon and in the Festival Weeks, the Reading of 
the Torah is followed by the Mussaf-Benedictions. For those of the 
Festival Weeks see page 100, No. 20. On the New Moon read the three 
first Benedictions (p. 546-48; No. I-III), after which say this ; 

t; •-: tt;-: ft: ttv: 

.(^^B^'Q n'1|)pS') In a Leap Year.) p); rirr^SpSl .KDIl 

\Q>'^nn ^ir'iXni trip.p \] rrm Tjna .fi;f,5p 

(For the three last Benedictions seep. 554, No. XVI-XVIII.) 



561 Service for the Morning of Week Days. 

O my God ! guard my tongue from evil and my lips 
from uttering deceit Grant me forbearance unto 
those who deal ill towards me, and a calm and meek 
disposition unto all my fellow-beings. Open my heart 
to receive thy sacred teachings, so that rriy conduct 
may evidence the fulfillment of thy commandments. 
Frustrate the plans and destroy the devices of all those 
who meditate evil against me, for the sake of thy Holy 
Name. May the words I have uttered and the medi- 
tations of my heart be acceptable before thee, O Lord, 
my Rock and my Redeemer ; and mayest thou, who 
causest peace to reign on high, grant peace unto us 
and all Israel. Amen ! 



(On the New Moon, Chanuckah, and in the Festival Weeks of Pass- 
over and Succoth, Hallel is here read ; page 87, No. 19. — On the 
Penitential Days, Abenu Malkanu, p. 191, No. 14. In the Festival 
Weeks, on the Ninth of Ab, Purim, and Chanuckah, as well as on Mon- 
days and Thursdays of every week, theToRAH is read; see p. 454.) 

(On the New Moon and in the Festival Weeks, the Reading of 
the Torah is followed by the Mussaf-Benedictions. For those of the 
Festival Weeks see page loi. No. 20. On the New Moon read the three 
first Benedictions (p. 547-49; No. I-III), after which say this : 

Our God and God of our fathers ! May this new 
month bring unto us a renewal of thy abundant bless- 
ings. Give us a cheerful and contented heart ; relieve 
the distressed and comfort the afflicted ; sustain us 
that we may suffer no want ; grant us a life full of 
peace, and purify, us from all sins and transgressions. 
For thou hast chosen thy people Israel to be thy serv- 
ants, — and that they might be reminded of their sacred 
mission, thou didst establish the ordinance of the New 
Moon. Blessed be thou, O Lord, who hast sanctified 
Israel and the New-Moon. 

(For the three last Benedictions seep. 555, No. XVI-XVIII.) ^| 



I 



fD ujfi^n) .nin?'? i:in*t3^' .i:*riSj< TjnD^^. 

ijaS? Dii'V': •'i^i*Ti^5 i^7>S n^D^! ><in .i:ipin3 
Dnba .ijim mtri^bi .inxn'! i™nx 

np-jDi riDiD tr'Tj") .nrn cdSiv^ 
^» QT xS"! -1135 Tpar jNJan oSi^^ri 
narj; '4^11* =^5 in*^^:) t ;^7>v dSi;^S M*7i< 

iT'ij^ll nniri V*!^! ipiV fj^p"? fPC *^ t\\ ^'f^^i 

- v: V V T - r ^ -r \ v v t •• •• t : • t 

np-!V nix5 mSirr ai»p n.ipn ovi, ^1^3 jpt^p 
nnrrt? B^roj^ * n)p"'?J< Hill ^''t' 



t 563 



Reader and Mourners. 

^:npi )iD's?i';ii J^rii^'?'^ '^^''l^*?^ 

Congregation. 
Reader and Mourners. 

*Tinn'i JD^i'in*'! 's^^r^'y nans'"*) ^i^n* 
n'?:;'? J>Jin Tjn;} xtJ^'iip-] np^' S^nri'l ^^'('i^TI 
rymi i<T\'^r^y\ ^{n^^:^•■n Nm^cr^i iVnaiD-Ss 

I r • - T T T V ; T r ; ; t t • ; t t ; • t I • 

•^^!?7f'*.'^^*] prrnw^i pi^r^iS' '^apnn ■'^««'^-) 

Reader and Mourners. 

:fpx npx) N^ptf' N"!p D-jp^ IP 

|T -.T-:|* T- tt: ••: 



— m^. 

h^nh nnnc' nSan 564 



Concluding' P*rayei*. 



1S» O Lord our God ! be ^yfhn '>'> 15. 

|t'- I" v: t: • : 

with us as thou wert with our pl»pf *15/'K3 

fathers; forsake us not, nor ^^V^i, 
abandon us. Incline our 'r** * « ' r-" - 
hearts unto thee , that we 

may walk in all thy ways, VnV>'P "^72^^] Vpni-Spa 
and keep all the commands VD3tp''01 Vj5f7"l 

and statutes which thou hast ^^^^ ^^^^^^ V^y^^^.^^ 
delivered unto our fathers. '\ ' ' ' i - •• 
And let these my supplica- '^'^^^1 -^^'i^, 
tions be nigh unto thee, O I^^H^^* W 
Lord, and do thou ever main- I33^D Dlb'J^S IlS'*?! DOV 
tain the cause of thy serv- L,^^jj,, ^^^^ ^DQt^'D) "iXlV, 
ants, that all the people of ^ ' ; " ' ' ' ' " 
the earth may know, that the ^^^7- ^ ' ^ 01^"^^. 
Lord is God, and none be- 5^1'"' t\ 'p^^ 'W.'^^ 

sides ! ; p{< Q^rhiin 



I 565 



SinS nroo nSsn 



h)nh nnJD nSsn 



: -ij;.T. oSir'? nSSn^s"! oi'-Ss^ ."i^.^ ' 

: I vj • I •• T \ : • : : t \ : t: t 

T -: -> - t; V |t 7: I- - I vjv t: 

♦:?S J^ninS n-ian' r|rTiiD;i npN' ?]rii5^p 



Afternoon Service for Week Days. 566 

moSp ?|rti^^'P nniDSD iin rnni3^ D-jNn 
-Sp'? T]D1D Jill htSd? ^jriSc'ppi D'DS'rS? 

•t: tt: t:t:| I t - t:*^! :- 

I-. t|: • V -: : t ;| t : t: It r t : 

• ; - T : T T •• ; t -: t v t: 



2. (The Eighteen Benedictions, p. 546, No 11. During the Peni- 
tential Days, ABINU MALKENU [UD^D ir^N] is said after the 
Benedictions ; for which see p. 364, No. 26. — Unless the Evening 
Service immediately follow, the Afternoon Service closes with the 
Prayer for the Departed, p. 576, No. 7 and Kaddish, p. 563, No. 14.) 



567 Service for the Evening of Week Days. 



(On Sabbath-lNiglits tlie following Psalm is said before the 
Evening Service.) 

(Psalm 67.) cr'D D^Snn) 

1. God graces us and blesses J -j^-^^J^I )^^f^^ D\*iSK 1- 

us, lets his face shine among i" * J" ' * 

us. seiah. r^yn^ : nSo VJ3 

- |-T T |V IT • T T •• T 

Let there be known thy way 4^ 
in the land, among all na- W^- H^? 

tions thy victory ! I D^Oj; ^jHV :?]njJ1£r'* 

People acknowledge thee as , t ' ^.-,s. L.^Lv4 

God , people acknowledge • D?5 ^ W ^I^V DWN 
thee, - all of them. .,3 q,^j^L, ^^^^^^ 

Masses rejoice and shout, L • • • • 

when thou judgest nations in D^Zpi^/^ "IJJ^^D D^QJ^ DBt^^'Jl 
righteousness; yea, masses in \ ntn^^ 

the land whom thou leadest. ♦ ^^Tp DOT Hn^^ 

People acknowledge thee as ? ^ *' , 

God , people acknowledge tl7)y pj< : 

't? r f ' ^^2^3^ 

The land gives its fruit, God ' * ' t ' * ** 

btesses us, — our God. God IniK ^INI^'I D^i7^^ I^D^D^ 
blesses us, and in fear of him ' ' ^ l''^' 

I are all the ends of the earth. '^'lN"^p£)i<"^3 .| 




— — ■ — g^;^-'^^^ 



-n?{ "iippi .D'5?fn-ri.^{ f]*Snpi •D^'n:? n^typ 

T : t: T.-iT I •• I •• • : - t :it • •• 

ij^|iS.^< p-S:^ .riipS i-^nij« D^p|)^"pi o'prr niv*^i 
^Ipnin n5-i5 ripb'ii . ^^fpn^ D^tJ'^ i^pip?'J i^j^???'"? 
Dp?i irp:T]i!j?viipii on '1^1 dSi^V ^*P'1V'P51 



5G9 Service for the Evening of Week Days. 



Trustfully do we look up to thee, All-merciful God. 
We rely on thy kindness, that thou wilt bear with our 
frailties, and release us from the consequences of our 
sins. O Lord, grant us salvation ! O King^ answer 
us, when we raise our voice to thee. 



Praise ye the Lord, unto whom all praise belongeth. 

Praised be the Lord, unto whom all praise belongeth, 
now and for evermore. 

2. Yea, praises unto thee, our God, Ruler of the 
universe, at whose command the shades of night are 
advancing, and from heaven's dark portals the shining 
stars appear and shed their glorious lustre. Thou hast 
assigned to them a station in the firmament, so that 
they may fulfill thy will, according to laws wise and 
unvaried. Thou biddest darkness vanish before light, 
and causest day and night to return with matchless 
regularity. When the toil of day has passed, thou 
usherest in the calm of evening, that it may invite us 
to praise thee, the Master of the heavenly hosts. 
Praised be thou, O Lord, who causest the evening to 
advance. Amen. 



3. In like manner as the heavens make known thy 
glory, so IS thy infinite love manifested through thy 
people Israel, unto whom thou didst impart the light 
of thy laws and statutes, even when the dark night of 
heathenism covered the earth. Therefore do we pro- 
claim thy truth when we lie down and when we rise up. 
Yea. we rejoice in the mission assigned to us, by means 
of thy law, to make known thy existence and thy unity. 
It is this which has sustained us, and preserved our 
existence among all nations, and day and night will we 
be mindful thereof. But O, never withhold from us 
thy love, and unto thee be praises, O Lord, who hast 
f in affection chosen Israel to be thy people. Amen ! 

^^^^ o^c< 



I 



TV T : 

DVrr ?]1VP "'•ff? "^^I^O o^wnrn") :^^i^<^p 
T]no5 ^l^l) Di?^^^*l : ^'^il'^^. 

-S^a napSi nyrha "-n^< n^nxS ovn D:DnN 

r : '.r: V •• t: - v t -: - : - v : v 

ddS nairn jfii^nb'i nS:Dj<'i nnxsniS Tiiti'S iJb';; 
I -nj< nv5;i d?3 nnm :anS DiTiDnrn? i: 

^^§o^ ^^o^ 



* 571 Service for the Evening of Week Days. 

4. THE CONFESSION OF FAITH. 

Hear, Israel ! The Lord is our God ; the 
Lord is One! 

Blessed be the name of his glorious kingdom for evermore. 
(Deut. vi. 4-9, xi. 13-21 ; Numb. xv. 37-41.) 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words, which I command thee this day, 
shall be in thy heart. And thou shalt teach them dili- 
gently unto thy children, and shalt speak of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy 
hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thy eyes. 
And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thy 
house, and upon thy gates. 

And it shall come to pass, that if ye will hearken 
diligently unto my commandments which I command 
you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to serve 
him with all your heart and all your soul, then will 
I send rain for your land in its due season, the first rain 
and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, 
thy wine, and thy oil. And I will give grass in thy 
field for thy cattle, and thou shalt eat and be satisfied. 
Take heed of yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, 
and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship 
L. them. For then the Lord's wrath will be kindled . 



T : '.•]"' T T - : T : t t v : • : • i- t - 

CDjri^n^i :^pip?i T>p 

r\rh ayh^ah » :;y^'i im nDiNn D303 

.. ^ V •• t: ^ - : • v t t -: t ^- v • : 

CD!inji5 'U^r^j; '''^^t'': 0"?^^"! 

TT : V | - : • ; |t t - • • : t ; t : 

C3^*J*i? nr?N nijnn nSi oriN dj;;<t^^ 

-nj«{ D^TJ^l ]}ipi JDn'"^0^^ "''^^^ 

nvriV onvp pjj^o D?ri?« *nN)fin n^'js 



I 573 Service for the Evening of Week Days. | 



against you, and he will shut up the heavens, that 
there be no rain, and the land will not yield her fruit, 
and ye shall perish quickly from off the goodly land I 
which the Lord giveth you. Therefore shall ye lay up 
these my words in your heart and in your soul, and 
bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall 
be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall 
teach them to your children, speaking of them when 
thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by 
the way ; when thou liest down, and when thou risest 
up. And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts j 
of thy house, and upon thy gates. That your days \ 
may be multiplied, and the days of your children, in I 
the land which the Lord swore unto your fathers to ^ 
give them, as the days of heaven over the earth. 

And the Lord spoke unto Moses, saying, Speak 
unto the children of Israel, and bid them to make 
themselves fringes in the borders of their garments, 
throughout their generations, and that they put upon 
the fringes of the borders a thread of blue. And it 
shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon 
it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, 
and do them; and that ye seek not after the inclina- . 
tions of your own heart and the delight of your 
eyes, in pursuit of which ye have been led astray. \ | 
That ye may remember, and do all my command- 
ments, and be holy unto your God. I am the Lord 
your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, 
to be your God : I am the Lord your God. 

$ The Lord your God is ever true and faithful ! 



1}^ 



t; • |- t| -; T T .-. V V v: 

. Dtt^rr nspp pN-nj; nixS^^i .^p>npN-ij;niSl"i;i 

(r V T r- : - - J - T : — - r* • " 

-n^jt .DrT-»J5 D^noii^i rinij< .liynf)? 
jd'?o noNi nai nnDij^a nn^t:^ ijy Sx-ib'* 

T : T ; T - T : • : T • I : - • t ; • 

k T v| I - T ; V T I T • t: • t t t 

"t;* -tt: t- | t 

n^iD nv);? iJJpni^ . V' ^"^^P ^^h^ . □♦^nS 



I 575 



Service for the Evening of Week Days. 



5. True and unfailing is it unto us, that thou art 
the Lord our God, and that there is none else besides 
thee, while we, the children of Israel, are thy people. 
Thou hast delivered us from many a tyrannical power, 
and hast redeemed us from the hand of oppression. 
Without number are thy wonderful deeds, beyond 
mortal knowledge the miracles thou hast wrought for 
our sake. When hope had fled from our hearts, thou 
didst instill new life within us ; when on the brink of 
destruction, thou didst interpose and save us. Even 
thou didst perform signs and wonders on our behalf, 
both when leading us from Egyptian slavery to ever- 
lasting freedom, and when paving a road through the 
sea, so that thy children might pass. Thus was thy 
marvelous power made known to them; and in ac- 
knowledging thy majesty, Moses and the children of 
Israel with one accord chanted the anthem of praise: 

Who among the mighty is like unto thee, O 
Lord? Who is like unto thee, glorified in 
holiness, fearful in praised deeds, performing 

WONDERS ? 

Thy children beheld thy omnipotence, when the 
foaming billows of the sea were divided for their res- 
cue. This is my God," did they shout; and closing 
their song, they exclaimed : 

The Lord reigneth forever and ever. 
And thus art thou proclaimed in the words of inspi- 
ration : The Lord is the redeemer of Jacob, his deliv- 
erer from the hand too powerful for him." Praised 
be thou, O Lord, who redeemest Israel. Amen! 



6. O Lord our God ! vouchsafe unto us thy pro- 
tection, that we may lie down this night in peace, and 
awake in the morning to refreshed existence. Spread 
over us thy pavilion of peace, guide us with good 




■^J^i J^^i^P Di Vr*^ o'*n!^ upNV . nriN 

I - : - I :t: • - i t - | : t t viv 

nil) ch'iiih ^yh:; rjiSpi I'pn ^^niD'pD o'p.i 

1*1355 r7ri}< r]m : nnjst N'p.Nt t]'?^ ijS 
jvtyji^p hv.) 1:^1 dSii^S ij'Si; rjiSpt i*pn 

(Here follows the Benediction, p. 546, No. 1 1, after which say Ko^ 
Yisroel and Kaddish, p. 562, No. 13.) 



PRAYER FOR THE DEPARTED. 

(In the house of mourning the following is said before Kaddish.) 

cfp^:i ^y;^ n^»Ni .cppn xSp 

iv^npi D'pni5 Sap .t:^%x nni .'n 

na;^ N{j Spj .(3"3"£) noc^"j -iini^a un'^an dn 

T T T : - : • •^i - I * T • : 




Service for the Evening of Week Days. 



counsels, and send us assistance for the sake of thy 
Holy Name. Be thou, at all times, our shield and 
protector from harm, our guardian from danger, our 
savior from all manner of trouble and distress. Keep 
far from us anxiety and sorrow, and shelter us under 
the shadow of thy wings ; for it is in thee only, O God, 
that we put our trust. Guard then our going out and 
our coming in, that we may lead a life of happiness 
and contentment. Praised be thou, O Lord, who 
guardest thy people Israel for ever. Amen ! 

We bless thee, O Lord, when night invites us to 
rest ; we bless thee, O Lord, when day awakens us for 
our daily toil. For in thy hand, O God, are the souls 
of the living and the dead ; it is thou who breathest the 
living spirit into all flesh. Into thy hand I will then 
resign my life, for thou art my Redeemer, O God of 
truth. — O our heavenly Father! may thy unity be 
acknowledged, and thy kingdom be established among 
us for evermore. 

G that we may live to behold and rejoice in the 
victory of truth, when all mankind shall say unto Zion, 
"Truly, the God thou proclaimest is King; he is, he 
was, and he will be King for all eternity." For thine 
is the kingdom, and thy glory shall never cease, and 
we have no king besides thee. Blessed be thou, O 
King, who in imperishable glory reignest over all thy 
creatures. Amen. 

(Here follows the Benediction, p. 546, No. II, after which say Kol 
Yisroel and Kaddish, p. 562, No. 13.) • 



PRAYER FOR THE DEPARTED. 

(In the house of mourning the following is said before Kaddish.) 

O Lord our God, King of mercy, who dispensest 
life and death according to thy inscrutable wisdom, we 
beseech thee to accept our prayer on behalf of our 
o brother (sister) — — who has departed this life. Open 
* to his (her) soul the gates of compassion that she may 



Dnti^'n niotf') Di? . D**.nn mv? *^'i">v'?l 

T ■/ ; • T : • 

enjoy everlasting life, united with the souls of all 
righteous men and women who have walked on this 
earth. Vouchsafe also that his (her) mortal remains 
which we have conveyed to their resting-place may 
repose in undisturbed peace. 

And as there is no man on earth so righteous that 
never fails in good, we pray thee, O Lord, forgive our 
deceased brother (sister) any wrongs which he (she) 
may have committed^ and remember all the deeds of 
virtue which he (she) has performed while among us. 

Bestow upon his (her) soul the abundance of thy 
goodness, which thou reservest for those who fear 
thee, that she may behold thy glory, and find beatitude 
in the light of thy countenance. Amen. 

(Kaddish, p. 564, No. 14.) 




i 



P P E N D I X. 



CONTENTS OF THE APPENDIX. 



I. Hoshanoth . . • • • • • 

II. For Chanuckah 

III. For Purim 

IV. For the Ninth of Ab 

V. Scriptural Portions for the Cycle of three Years 

VI, The Annual Cycle arranged for three Years 



581 Hoshanoth for Sukkoth. 



I. Hoshanoth. 



(On Sabbath : njJB^inj) J NJ^^B^'IH . 'IJIZ^HIT ^I^J/dS 

mmjp Sr. liSn^ri .nSiS? nnriK? ijn^j;ri 
.rhho niN3 mts'Ti .nS^tri n^Dn mhm .nho 

T : - I ; |- : - : t ; • : t : t | • : - : t |v 

T : V : • -: - : r- t : t • : v | : , • t 

T T - : -IV : |- : - ; t ; - | :t: ^- • 

Save us, O save us ! For thine own sake, Almighty, 
save us ! For thine own sake, our Maker, save us ! For 
thine own sake, our Redeemer, save us ! For thine own 
sake, our Guardian, save us ! 




Save us, save us, O Lord ! and exalt our name. 
Redeem us from ill, when by sorrow oppress'd; 

O, crown us with joy, with honor and fame. 
And lead us beside the still waters of rest. 

Let us knowledge and virtue and wisdom embrace, 
And teach us thy way, who dwellest above ; 

Implant Thou within us uprightness and grace, 
And grant us compassionate pity and love. 

Save us, save us, O Father ! and let us behold 

Thy omnipotent hand, as in days of old ; 
Uphold us, O Lord ! to whom e'er we have pray'd ; 
Give strength to Thy people, enlargement and aid. 



Hoshanoth for Sukkoth. 582 

.nniZDH -in3 dh-idn nrir^'ins Read. 

T • - - : T T : - T I- : 

r^'in p Ch. & Cong. inoj^. 

♦in^n^ 1^2 pnv! rij;pin5 Read. 
: j^B^'in |5 Ch. & Cong. , IT iS ni V'a injf 

♦?lp^Dri tr\x Dp:i^! o^fpn? Read, 
r^'in 15 Ch. & Cong, ♦^jpn^p ifi"t|£^? 

♦Onn^, r^l^.^'j^^HN n^!2^'ln? Read. 

: r^'in |5 Ch. & Cong. ♦DHDir iT5p dhnvih 

♦n-^V p|<5 ri^b nj;pin5 Read. 
: r^'in |5 Ch. & Cong. , tiimn] m in^n^n 

♦^p"?}!}? pJ^ii n3;^tt^*'in3 Read. 
j^B^'in }? ch.&cong. ♦r]pini?]n?iN5innN3 

Eead, As thou didst save thy servant Abraham, 
And on Moriah's mount didst answer him, 

C%» and Cong, So save us now ! 

Eead, As thou didst save his son, his only one, 

And didst withhold the hand raised 'gainst his life, 

Ch, and Cong, So save us now ! 

Eead, As thou didst Jacob save, — the upright man, — 
And cheer him with glad tidings of thy grace, 

Ch, and Cong, So save us now ! 

Bead, As thou didst save the seed of thy beloved, 
Delivering them from Egypt's servile yoke, 

CK and Cong, So save us now ! 

Read, As thou didst Moses save 'mid wastes untracked, 

And make thy glorious law his heritage, 
Ch, and Cong. So save us now ! 

Read, As thou didst Aaron save — thy Temple's priest, 
And deck him with the shield of Light and Truth, 
Ch, and Cong, So save us now ! 



583 Hoshanoth for Sukkoth. f 

(On Ihe Sabbath.) 

.n3 '^/^j?! iKD r>^,i^'in5 Read. 
: r^'in f 3 ch. & c. . nijp oriNVpn ^^ninaB^'a 

" nab 'njjnnn nW vnn :oSii?n 
£D3K^'a nitrrS n':j^Si doi^ ^yrha mnp 

- : • T :|TT t |- v: t: v • ); 

nJ!7- \Vjyi dv w 7Nnjr^ d3^'pi 



i?eac?. As thou didst save, amidst the desert's drear, 
And feed thy people with celestial food, 

Cli, and Cong. So save us now ! 

(On the Sabbath.) 

Read, As thou didst save the wearied at all times. 
In offering the Sabbath's joyful rest, 

Ch, and Cong. So save us now ! 



O, save thy people and bless thy inheritance; feed ! 

them and lift them up forever. — May these my words j 

wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be i: 

nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he | 

maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his I' 

people Israel day after day, that all the nations of the |i 

earth may knew that the Lord is God, and that there is i 

none else. si " 



For Chanukah. 




II. CHANUKAH. 



(Before the Evening Service the festival lights are kindled, and the 
following Benedictions said :) 

:ntn jDp onn cd'P!3 ^^'hi^nS d^dj 

Blessed be thou, O Lord, Sovereign of the universe, 
who didst perform wondrous acts on behalf of our 
fathers, in olden days, at this particular season. 

:njn jQfS iJj/'jni 

Blessed be thou, O Lord, Sovereign of the universe, 
who hast vouchsafed to us to enjoy this festive season. 

(When the lights are kindled, the Rabbi says :) 

These lights remind us of the glorious events and 
the heroic deeds that distinguish the period of our 
history during the time of the Maccabees. Antiochus 
Epiphanes, the King of Syria, violently sought to make 
Israel give up their belief in the One spiritual Being, 
and worship heathen Gods. But the members of the 
priestly Maccabean family arose, and gathered the 
faithful and pious around them. Though few in num- 
ber and unaccustomed to warfare, they with death- 
defying valor battled against the mighty and war- 
trained Syrian armies, and the Lord crowned their 
heroic efforts with victory and glory. With praises 
and thanksgivings, the victors then entered the Temple 
at Jerusalem, which the haughty enemy had defiled, 
renewed therein its sacred rites, and appointed this 
festival of light and consecration. Ever sacred to us 
are these festive days and these symbolic lights, in sight 
of which we praise the Lord, with hymns of thanks- 
giving to his never-ending mercy and love. Amen. 

I (An appropriate hymn is sung.) J 



I 585 



For Purim. 



I 



III. PURIM. 



(On Purim the Book of Esther (Megillah) is read, preceded by the 
following Benedictions :) 

:nTn onn d^p:? mni3NS opj 

Blessed be thou. O Lord, Sovereign of the universe, 
who didst perform wondrous acts on behalf of our 
fathers, in olden days, at this particular season. 

mjp ]dH iJJ^'Jni ^jp;p) ^m^' 

Blessed be thou, O Lord, Sovereign of the universe, 
who hast preserved us in life and health to enjoy this 
festive season. 

(After the Reading, the Rabbi says :) 

Praises and thanksgivings do we offer up unto thee, 
All-bountiful Father, for the paternal grace which from 
the remotest days and in all generations thou hast 
manifested on behalf of our race. At all times thou 
hast pleaded our cause, and given us shelter and pro- 
tection from the numberless and powerful adversaries 
that so frequently rose against us in olden days. 

If thou, O faithful Guardian of Israel, hadst not been 
our aid, when men stood up against us, the wicked 
would have destroyed us ; their hatred would have 
swept us away like a rapid torrent. For we were but 
few in number against the many enemies whose wrath 
raged against us. We were among the nations like a 
lamb among rapacious wolves and roaring lions. But 
I thou, Almighty, hast been our Rock and Refuge in all 



I For Purim. 586 I 

t ____ I 

generations. Thou didst destroy the counsels of 
wickedness, and frustrate the devices which our enemies 
had in store for us, causing them to fall on their own 
heads, thus leading innocence and righteousness to 
victory. 

Therefore do our hearts rejoice, and our lips give 
forth praises unto thy Name. Praises be unto thee, 
O Lord, for the innumerable wonders thou hast 
wrought on behalf of our ancestors, and for the pro*, 
tection and assistance which thou hast bestowed on us 
to this day. Amen. 

HYMN. 

From my earliest days, O Lord, 

Erring mankind grieved me ; 
Slander's sting and hatred's sword 

Of my rest bereaved me. 
But the enemies' furious wrath 
Could not rob me of my faith. 



Trustful I resigned my fate 

To the Rock of ages ; 
Knowing that the storm of hate 

Not for ever rages. 
This, my trust in darkest night. 
Was my staff, my leading light. 

Lord, my heart did entertain 
Hopes, no foe could banish : 

Love and truth at last will reign, 
Bidding hatred vanish, 

And sweet brotherhood extend 

O'er the earth, from end to end. 



587 



For the Ninth of Ab. 



IV. THE NINTH OF AB. 



(During the Morning Service of the Ninth of Ab (Tishah-Beab), the 
following prayer is said after reading the Haftarah :) 

With sad emotions, Almighty Ruler of the universe, 
do we commemorate the return of that sorrowful day 
whereon thou didst twice see fit to execute severe 
judgment on our fathers, because they had abandoned 
the covenant which thou in olden days hadst made with 
them. 

First, it was the ruthless Chaldeans that invaded the 
Holy Mount of Zion, and unsparingly devastated all 
those glorious abodes which were our pride and our 
ornament in the eyes of the nations. They broke 
down the walls of the Holy City, laid in ashes the 
Temple wherein thy Name was worshiped, and de- 
stroyed the Holy Altar whence the fervent offerings of 
Israel ascended to thee, when those of the nations 
around were consecrated to vain idols. The noblest 
and best of our people were made to leave the sweet 
homes to which their souls were attached with ties of 
elevating and glorious remembrances, and forced to 
wander in the gloomy land of captivity. The pious 
bards, wont, in heaven-ascending choruses, to attune 
thy praises in the Temple of Zion, sat by the rivers of 
Babylon and wept. Oh, the heart-rending lamenta- 
tions and woful cries of those melancholy days still 
reverberate on our ears, touching the strings of our 
hearts in sadness. Ah, how doth she sit solitary, 
the City of God, that was once full of people ! She, 
the princess among the countries, how is she become 
a mourning widow!'' 

Soon, however, didst thou again turn thy compas- 
sion unto our fathers. After a short captivity, they 
were allowed to return to their home and again erect 
the abode from whence the light of thy truth was to | 



For the Ninth of Ab. 



shine forth over the earth. But, however ardently 
they now worshiped thy Name, their pious zeal was 
not powerful enough to twine around them the bonds 
of union. Fierce hatred divided them into parties, 
profaning thy Holy Name through discord. There- 
fore didst thou reject them from being a nation before 
thee, and didst deliver them into the hands of their 
Roman rulers. Oh, how terribly did their fury rage 
in thy holy inheritance ! They laid waste our country, 
destroyed the high-towering Temple, and gave up all 
our treasures as a prey to the consuming fire. 

And how much more vehement was their wrath 
against thy people ! Hundreds of thousands, men and 
women, age-stricken and young, were slaughtered on 
the highways ; hundreds of thousands made captives 
and exiled from the sweet memories of home into all 
parts of the world. 

Oh, bitter sadness seizes our souls, when we call 
to mind that period ! And since then, who counts the 
sufferings and trials that passed over that tribe which, 
though few in number, thou didst choose to be the 
bearers of thy Name ? From one end of the earth 
to the other, we have been pursued, and nowhere 
allowed to find a resting-place. The miseries which 
have passed over our heads since the day our exile 
commenced, defy all description. We were a reproach 
to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to our fellow- 
men. We were a by-word among the nations, a shak- 
ing of the head among the people. For thy sake 
were we cruelly killed, and counted as sheep for the 
slaughter.'* 

And yet, though moved to our inmost hearts at the 
memory of all the agonies we had to suffer on our 
long pilgrimage, we still recognize thy wondrous and 
gracious rulership amidst all these vicissitudes. True, 
we were deserving of thy chastisement, yet thy severe 
judgment was a means of fulfilling the sublime mis- 



I 589 For the Ninth of Ab. S 



sion which we received at Sinai. Now that the genial 
sun of milder days shines over us, we are enabled 
better to understand what thy plans were. Thou didst 
not suffer us to perish because of our sins ; thou didst 
not destroy us from the face of the earth. No, as the 
witnesses of thy truth, as the promulgators of thy 
unity, thou didst scatter us among the nations, in order 
that we might, in the course of centuries, serve as 
instruments for spreading sacred truth, as the mes- 
sengers of thy kingdom on earth. 

In meekness do we bow before thy holy will, know- 
ing that it is wise and merciful. 

Therefore do we not unduly lament over the Temple 
that is destroyed, for thou wilt henceforth rear up thy 
Temple in the hearts of all sons of men, so that all 
nations may form one brotherhood to serve thee in 
truth. We mourn not despairingly over the downfall 
of Jerusalem ; for all places whither thou hast sent 
us, shall be consecrated unto thee through the worship 
of thy Name. We lament not over the degradation 
to which we were delivered up, for we know we suf- 
fered it for the sake of thy Holy Name. 

And now, in thy great mercy, thou hast lifted from 
our shoulders the burden of oppression under which 
our ancestors once drooped ; thou hast given us 
another home in place of that which we lost in the 
land of our fathers, and hast granted us a full share 
in the liberties of the great and free nation that has 
adopted us as its children. Thou, O Lord, wilt cause 
the kingdom of love to increase in extent and power 
on earth, so that all our brethren may enjoy its fruits 
as we do, and thou wilt grant that we work together 
for the fulfillment of the great mission thou hast ap- 
pointed to the human race. 

Wondrous, O Lord, are thy ways; unsearchable 
^ are the decrees of thy wisdom. Love has sprouted 
^ forth where the seeds of hatred were strewed ; and 




For the Ninth of Ab. 



590 




where all things were shrouded in the gloom of_ night, 
there the light of truth and love now shines in bright 
radiance. Yea, the downcast can now lift up their 
heads as worshippers of thy Unity, as the nation 
chosen by thee as the standard-bearers of eternal truth 
before the sons of men. 

Grant, G Lord, that we may constantly labor in thy 
service, until all the world shall acknowledge thee, 
and all mankind worship thee, the One and Infinite 
God. Amen. 



Lord, thy Temple was destroyed, 
Lord, thy land laid waste and void, — 
But though scattered o'er the earth, 
Israel held thy standard forth, 
As thy holy priest employed. 

Suffering, they fought for thee, 
Offerings they brought for thee — 

But their flag they did not hide : 

In our faith we still abide. 
Lord, thou gav'st us victory. 

Prophets' words have ceased to well 
From the place where thou didst dwell- 
But on thousand places still. 
Scattered by thy holy will. 
We exclaim, " Hear, Israel 



Choir. 




Scriptural Portions 



FOR THE 



Cycle of three years. 



Sabbath 

after 
Ataeretti. 


In the 
First year. 


In the 
Second year. 


In the 
Third year. 


Annual Cycle. 




First Book 


Second 


Book 


Fourth Book 






of Moses. 


of Moses. 


of Moses. 






From To 


From 


To 


From 


To 




1 

1 . 


1. 1 2. 3 


12.29 


12.51 


2. 1 


2.84 




A. 


2. 4 2.25 


13. 1 


13.22 


3. 1 


3.39 




O. 


3. 1 3.24 


14. 1 


15.21 


3.40 


4.20 


1 ' r 


A 


4. 1 4.26 


15.22 


16.86 


4.21 


4.49 




0. 


5. 1 6. 8 


17. 1 


18.27 


5. 1 


5.31 




0. 


6. 9 7.16 


19. 1 


20.22 


6. 1 


6.27 




7. 


7.17 8.22 


21. 1 


21.27 


7. 1 


7.89 




Q 
O. 


9. 1 9.29 


21.28 


22.16 


Sr. 1 


8.26 




y. 


10. 1 11. 9 


22.17 


23.19 


9. 1 


10.10 




J. v . 


11.10 12. 9 


23.20 


24.18 


10.11 


10.36 


I r'-' 


11. 


12.10 13.18 


25. 1 


25.40 


11. 1 


12.16 




12. 


14. 1 14.24 


26. 1 


26.30 


13. 1 


14.10 




13. 


15 1 16 Ifi 


26.31 


27.19 


14.11 


14.45 




14. 


17. 1 17.27 


27.20 


28.43 


15. 1 


15.41 




15. 


18. 1 18.33 


29. 1 


29.37 


16. 1 


16. .85 




16. 


19. 1 19.38 


29.38 


30.21 


17. 1 


17.26 




17. 


20. 1 21.21 


30.22 


31.18 


17.27 


18.32 




18. 


21.22 22.19 


32. 1 


32.29 


19. 1 


20.13 




no. 


22.20 23.20 


32.30 


33.23 


20.14 


21. 9 


nonn) 


120. 


24. 1 24.67 


34. 1 


34.35 


21.10 


22. 1 




21. 


25. 1 25.34 


35. 1 


35.29 


22. 2 


22.38 




f 22. 


26. 1 26.35 


35.30 


86.19 


22.39 


23.30 


123. 


27. 1 28. 9 


36.20 


87.24 


24. 1 


25. 9 




24. 


28.10 29.13 


37.25 


38.20 


25.10 


26.65 




25. 


29.14 30.21 


38.21 


39.32 


27. 1 


27.23 




26. 


30.22 31.16 


39.33 


40.38 


28. 1 


30. 1 





In the 
First year. 



First Book 
of Moses. 

From To 
81.17 82. 3 

32. 4 32.33 

33. 1 34.31 
35. 1 35-29 



.36. 
37. 
38. 
39. 
41. 



36.43 
37.36 
38.30 
40.23 
41.52 



41.53 42.28 
42.29 43.. 34 
44. 1 45.20 
45.21 46.27 
46.28 47.27 
47.28 48.22 

49. 1 49.33 

50. 1 50.26 

Second Book 
of Moses. 



From 

1. 1 

2. 1 

3. 1 
4.18 

6. 2 

7. 8 



To 

1.22 
2.25 
4.17 

6. 1 

7. 7 
8.11 



8.12 9. 7 
9. 8 9.35 
10. 1 11.10 



In the 
Second year. 



Third Book 
of Moses. 



From 

1. 1 

2. 7 

4. 1 

5. 1 



6. 1 
7.11 

8. 1 

9. 1 
9.22 

11. 1 

12. 1 
13.29 

14. 1 
14.33 

15. 1 

16. 1 

17. 1 



To 

2. 6 
3.17 
4.35 
6.26 



7.10 
7.38 
8.36 
9.21 
10.20 
11.47 
13.28 
13.59 
14.32 
14.57 
15.33 
16.34 
18.30 



19. 1 19.22 
19.23 20.27 

21. 1 21.24 

22. 1 22.25 
22.26 23.22 
23.23 24. 9 



24.10 
25.25 
26. 3 



25.24 
26. 2 
27.34 

Fourth Book 
of Moses. 



In the 
Third year. 



Fourth Book 
of Moses. 

From 

30. 
32. 
33. 
35. 

Fifth Book 
of Moses. 



To 

31.54 
32.42 
34.29 
36.13 



From 

1. 1 

2. 2 

3. 1 

4. 1 

5. 1 

6. 4 
7.12 
9. 1 

10.12 
11.26 
12.20 

14. 1 

15. 1 



16.18 
18. 9 
20. 1 
21.10 
23.10 
24.14 
26. 1 
29. 9 
31. 1 



To 

2. 1 
2.37 
3.29 
4.49 
6. 3 
7.11 
8.20 
10.11 
11.25 
12.19 
13.19 
14.29 
16.17 



18. 8 
19.21 
21. 9 
23. 9 
24.13 
25.19 
29. 8 
30.20 
31.30 



''Sv^'^'e^ 

Annual Cvcle. ^L* 

11 



Dn:'iD 



From To 

12. 1 12.28 1. 1 1.54 32. 1 32.52 irixn 

If a year counts less than 53 Sabbaths on which the regular weekly portions may ! 
be read, some or all of those above designated with braces, are combined. , 



The Animal Cycle 

ARRANGED FOR 

Three Years. 



In the 
First Year. 



In the 
Second Year. 



In the 
Third Year. 



Aitnual Cycle. 



From 

6, 9 
VI, 1 
18, 1 
2a, 1 
25,19 
28, 10 
32, 4 
37, 1 
41, 1 
44,18 
47,28 

1, 1 

2 



Ta 
2, 3 
8,14 
13, 18 
18, 3a 
24, 9 
26, 12 
29, 35 
33,20 
37,36 
41,52 
45, 15 
48, 22 

2, 25 
7, 7 



10, 1 11,10 

13,17 14,25 

18, 1 18,27 

21, 1 22, 3 

25, 1 25,80 

27.20 28,48 
30,11 31,17 
35, 1 36, 7 

88.21 39,21 

1, 1 2,16 

6, 1 7,10 

9, 1 9,24 



From. 

2, 4 
8,15 

14, 1 
19, 1 
24, 10 
26, 12 
80, 1 
84, 1 
88, 1 
41,53 
45, 16 
49, 1 

3, 1 

7, 8 
12, 1 
14, 26 
19, 1 
22, 4 
25,31 
29, 1 
31,18 
86, 8 
39, 22 

3, 1 
7,11 
10, 1 



To 
3,21 
9, 17 
15,21 
21, 4 
24, 52 
26, 38 
30, 43 
35,29 
39, 6 
43,15 
46,27 
49, 33 

4,17 
8, 18 
12, 28 
15, 26 
19, 25 
23, 19 
26, 14 



From. 
3, 22 
9,1^ 
16, 1 
21, 5 
24.53 
26, 34 
31, 1 
36, 1 
89, 7 
43,16 
46, 28 
50, 1 

4,18 
8, 16 

15,27 
20, 1 
23.20 
26, 15 



29. 37j29,38 
38, ll!33, 12 



37. 16 



37,17 



39, 43 40, 1 

I 

4.261 4.27 
7.881 8, 1 
10,20|11, 1 



To 
6. 8 
11,32 
17,27 
22, 24 
25, 18 
28, 9 
82, 3 
86. 43 
40.23 
44, 17 
47.27 
50, 26 

6, 1 
9, 35 
13. 16 
17, 16 
20,28 
24.18 
27 19 
30, 10 
34,35 
38. 20 
40, 38 

5. 26 
8, 36 
11,47 



nips J 



In the 
Fu'st Year. 



In the 
Second Year. 



In the 
Third Year. 



Annual Cycle. 



1 1 



.5 



s I 



From 
12, 1 
U, 1 



19, 1 
21, 1 
25, 1 



1, I 

4,21 
8, 1 
13, I 
16, 1 
19, 1 
22, 2 
25,10 

30, 2 
33, 1 

1, 1 

3,23 
7,12 
11,26 
16,18 
21,10 
26, 1 
29, 9 

31, 1 
3-2, I 



To 
13,17 
14,32 



16, 1 16,24 



19,22 
22,16 
25,28 



26, 3 26,46 



1,54 
5,31 
9,14 
14,10 
17, 5 
20, 6 
22,38 
26,51 
31,24 
33,49 

1,46 
4,40 
9, 3 
12,28 
17,20 
22 12 
27,10 
30,20 
31,30 
32,52 



From 
13,18 
14,33 
16,25 
19,23 
22,17 

25, 1 

26, 3 

2, 1 
6, 1 
9,15 
14,11 

17, 6 
20, 7 
22,39 
26,52 
31,25 
33,50 

2, 1 

4,41 
9, 4 
12,29 

18, 1 
22,13 
26, 1 
29, 9 

31, 1 

32, I 



From 
13,38 
15, 1 
18, 1 
20, 1 
23,23 
25,29 
26,46 27, 1 



To 
13,39 
14,57 
17,16 
20, 7 
23,22 
25,28 



3,13 
6,27 
10,36 
14,45 
18, 7 
20.29 



3,14 



7, 
11, 
15, 
18, 
21, 



23,26 23,27 



27,23 



31,54 32, 1 
34,29 85, 1 



'2,30 
6, 3 
10,11 
14,29 
19,13 
24, 4 
27,10 
30,20 
31,30 
32,52 



28, 1 



2,31 
6, 4 
10,12 
15, 1 
19,14 
24, 5 
27,11 
29, 9 
81, 1 
32, 1 



To 
13,59 
15,34 
18,30 
20,27 
24,23 
26, 2 
27,34 

4,20 
7,89 
12,16 
15,41 
18,32 
22, 1 
25, 9 
30, 1 
32,42 
86,18 

3.22 

7,11 

11,25 
16,17 
21, 9 

25,19 
29, 8 
30,20 
31,30 
32,52 



pi 



Dnr3 



An ordinary Jewish Almanac will tell each year which of 
the portions above designated with braces are combined. 



FAMILY RECORD. 

MARRIAGES. 



Names. 



Remarks. 



FAMILY RECORD. 

BIRTHS. 



Date. 



Name. 



Remarks. 



FAMILY RECORD. 



DEATHS. 


Date. 


Name. 


Remarks. 









9 



I 104 



Prayers and Meditations. 



sion for morality, and causing the voice of conscience 
to speak within him in accents of caution and admoni- 
tion — furthermore, that on Israel has he specially be- 
stowed the light of divine revelation, when he re- 
deemed them from Egyptian thralldom, and imparted 
to them the Law of truth, through his servant Moses, 
on Mount Sinai. 

We firmly and truly believe that the soul that God 
has breathed into us, is immortal and destined for fu- 
ture life, when it shall be judged for its doings, to be 
rewarded with imperishable happiness for the good it 
may have achieved on earth, and punished, according 
to the wisdom and justice of the Lord, for the evil it 
may have committed. 

We firmly and truly believe that God has chosen 
Israel to be a nation of priests among all mankind, — 
that Israel, by means of the revelation on Sinai, have 
received the sublime mission of spreading over all the 
earth the truths there made known, and of confirming 
all mankind in the true knowledge of God, — thus es- 
tablishing his divine kingdom on earth. 

We firmly and truly believe that the Messimiic Days 
predicted by our prophets, will finally be realized 
through Israel's mission, when all mankind, redeemed 
from error, shall acknowledge the Only God as their 
Creator, Father and Redeemer. On that day shall all 
in unity and concord exclaim, ''The Lord is One, and 
his Name One." 

Deeply imbued with the truth of these principles, 
we solemnly vow ever to confess them before all men 
in sincerity and frankness. We will live and die as 
Israelites, and with our latest breath seal the cardinal 
truth of our holy faith : 

T V t: |- t: • t : • ^ - : 

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
One. 



Prayers and Meditations*. 



103 I 



what to avoid. I know now whereon my happiness 
depends ; give me, therefore, strength to strive for it 
without deviating to the right or to the left. 

Soon am I to enter into active hfe, where there are 
dangers and temptations constantly lurking. O Lord, 
aid me, that I may tread firmly on the head of sin, 
ere he wound my foot and gain the mastery over me. 

As I 'am now realizing what gratitude I owe to 
thee, O Lord, and to my dear parents (guardians), O 
grant that the memory of these benefits may never 
cease to animate me with strength, in order that I 
may remain virtuous in the hour of temptation. 
Then shall I never sin, never act against thy will, nor 
grieve my dear ones through ungodly conduct or 
through moral weakness and deviation from the path 
of rectitude. 

Reviewing the past period of my life, I am filled 
with trust for my future, for we are assured, O Lord, 
that thou art ever nigh unto all that seek thee in 
truth. I do seek thee, O Father; O let me then find 
thee ! Enlighten me with thy holy spirit, strengthen 
me with thy divine aid, and let me always live full of 
trust and belief in thee, O Father ! Amen. 



We firmly and truly believe that God is One, the 
only Lord, — a pure, spiritual Being; that God is the 
Creator, Ruler and Sustainer of the universe. To him 
alone, and none besides, is it proper to give praise and 
adoration, thanks and glory. 

We firmly and truly believe that God has created 
man in his own image, endowing him with reason and 
free will, and placing in his heart the desire for per- 
fection. 

We firmly and truly believe that God has revealed 
to man discrimination between right and wrong, by 
implanting within him the consciousness of his mis- 



Confession of Faith. 






Prayers and Meditations. 



! FOR THE CONFIRMATION RITES. 



All-bountiful Father ! With filial reverence do we 
approach thee at this solemn hour to consecrate our 
hearts unto thy service. Thou hast been with us, 
since we first beheld the light of day ; thou hast pre- 
served us from evil and from sickness, and up to this 
moment thy loving hand has led us, as a father lead- 
eth his child. We thank thee, O Lord, for thy good- 
ness, which we will never forget throughout all our 
days. 

Thou hast given us dear parents, guardians and 
leaders, who have confirmed us in all that is good, 
showing us the path that leads unto thee. How can 
we adequately thank thee for all this ? — Advancing 
now from the period of childhood, we promise to obey 
thee, O God, and keep thy commandments. 

But do thou still continue thy guardianship, and 
strengthen us to live in thy sight as virtuous children 
and pious Israelites. 

Be specially with us in this hour, O Omnipresent 
Being! Strengthen our hearts, that we may perceive 
and understand the significance of this moment unto 
all future days. Remove now from our minds all ex- 
traneous and wanton thoughts, and let our full atten- 
tion be turned to the sacredness of this period. Pre- 
serve within us forever the earnest emotions now alive 
in our hearts, that from this hour we may date a 
healthful change in our conduct ; that we may wax 
more thoughtful, virtuous, and obedient to thee, our 
Lord and Father ! Amen. 



Bountiful Father ! With deep gratitude do I ac- 
knowledge thy infinite mercy. Thou hast enlightened 
I me in thy Law, which teaches me what to perform and 



Prayer of the Confirmands. 



Prayer of a single Confirmand. 




Prayers and Meditations. 101 



O may the sweet hopes which now thrill my bosom 
never be disappointed ! Watch over my tender babe, 
that it may thrive both in mind and body. Give me 
strength that I may be able at all times to perform 
my maternal duties, without neglecting any of them 
for the desire of enjoyment or by reason of bodily 
weakness. Give me wisdom to fulfill the responsible 
task of training the child thou hast given me, and aid 
me with thy wisdom and mercy, should e/ther my 
power fail or inclination waver. Accept my solem.n 
vow, that I will instruct my child in thy Law, that it 
may be armed with that knowledge which surpasses 
all other, so as to be able in due time to resist allure- 
ment, and become rich in virtue, and reverence of thee. 
Bountiful Father, bless and preserve it, that it may 
grow up in happiness, realizing our hopes, and glori- 
fying thy Name. Amen. 

Prayer for a Sick Person. 

Almighty God ! Hear the prayer which I offer unto 
thee on behalf of a suffering friend. Have compas- 
sion on him (her), and send him (her) thine aid. Let 
his (her) affliction come before thee, and his (her) 
prayer ascend unto thy throne. His (her) eyes being 
lifted up to thee, O turn unto him (her), in thy 
mercy, for thou art the healer of the sick and a 
faithful attendant of the suffering. 

Should it however be thy inscrutable will that suf- 
fering should continue to be his (her) portion, O, do 
thou inspire him (her) with resignation to thy decrees, 
trust in thy dispensations, and never-ceasing hope in 
thee and thy goodness. But, O let his (her) life be 
spared, merciful Lord ! Vouchsafe unto the wearied 
limbs new strength, re-animate his (her) depressed 
heart, and grant that my dear friend may again enter 
on the path of renewed life in joy and happiness. 
Amen. 



aa--^ - - , . ^ =^^1^' 



i 



100 Prayers and Meditations. 

Prayer of a Wife. 

Father of Mercy ! Unto thee my heart is turned ; 
unto thy loving care I resign what is dearest to me on 
earth. Protect my dear husband (and children), every 
member of my household, and all my family. Let 
thy loving watchfulness rest over them and defend 
them from whatever evil may threaten them by night 
or by day. Keep far from us disease and suffering, 
that we may not live in fear of the dangers of the 
day or the terrors of the night. Command thy 
angels to guard us in all our ways. Assist me in 
watching over the inclinations of my heart and my 
conduct in life. Guard me from vanity and worldli- 
ness ; teach me, in true womanhood, — in chastity and 
simplicity, to seek and find my highest gratifications 
in the innocent enjoyments of home. Grant unto me 
and my kindred, health of body, and keep our souls 
aloof from sinful allurements and temptations. Let 
U3 find favor, both in thy sight, and in the eyes of the 
good among mankind. Preserve my husband unto 
me in life and health ; for what would I, the feeble wo- 
man, be, if bereft of his support ? Keep watch over 
our domestic happiness and peace, and grant unto us 
all eternal salvation. Accept this my prayer unto thee, 
who art my Stay and my Hope forever. Amen. 

Prayer of a Mother when Visiting^ the House of God after 
her Confinement. 

O Lord, thou art exalted above all, and yet nigh 
unto those who, in truth and devotion, call on thee ! 
With a humble and joyful heart, do I appear before 
thee to lay on thy altar my offering of thanks 
for thy aid and assistance, thy help and protection, 
who wert with me in my hour of need, didst guard 
me when death seemed to impend, and human strength ^ 
to fail. O Lord, from a true heart do I thank thee ^ 
^ for the addition to my domestic happiness. )' 

^^cp^ 0^^: 



t Prayers and Meditations. 



PRAYERS FOR VARIOUS OCCASIONS. 




Prayer of a Husband for Sustenance and Domestic 
Happiness. 

O Lord and Father, who givest food unto all crea- 
tures, and in thy abundant love providest for myriads 
of beings ! grant that I and my family may likewise 
find the needful support of life. I pray not for exten- 
sive riches or possessions, but give me, O Father, 
what I really need, and what is good and beneficial 
for me. Guard me. All-bountiful God, from want 
and privation, and direct thou my heart, that in my 
pursuit after the requirements of this life, I may never 
deviate from the path of righteousness. Endow me 
with a contented heart, that I may in tranquillity and 
happiness enjoy the fruition of thy merciful gifts. 

Vouchsafe, O Lord, unto me the means of aiding 
my poor and needy fellow-beings,. according to the 
best impulses of my heart, and let my habitation ever 
be open to the distressed and afflicted, that they may 
find there comfort and relief 

Be further pleased, O Father, to grant unto all my 
dear ones the great blessing of health ; keep aloof 
from us sickness and woe. Grant that true piety may 
ever reign in my household and in the hearts of my 
kindred. (And especially do I beseech thee to vouch- 
safe, that my beloved children whom thou hast been 
pleased to entrust to my care and guardianship, may 
grow up as good men and women, and true Israelites. 
Give them success and prosperity in their under- 
takings, and guard them from the manifold dangers 
ever impending over man's life, that they may never 
go astray, but ever through deeds of virtue and truth 
glorify thy Name, deserve honor for themselves, and 

' crown my life with unpurchasable joy.) Amen. 

'^^ ^ — 




98 



Prayers and Meditations. 



we here on earth once walked, until the voice of the 
Lord summoned you away ! Ye, our beloved, whose 
affection made us happy, whose watchful care protec- 
ted us, whose instruction fitted us for our career, 
whose example shone before us ; ye who quickened 
us with your word, encouraged us with your comfort ; 
all ye whose existence beautified ours, and ye 
whose anticipated future shed a halo over our path, — 
and whose departure gave us unutterable grief! ye, 
never forgotten objects of our affection and our long- 
ing ! — ye stand this moment before our mental gaze. 
Death has not rent asunder the ties which life had 
woven ; the gloomy grave cannot obscure the light 
that illuminated your existence. Your souls are de^' 
scending unto us ; our souls are soaring up to you. 
Our remembrance of you, mingled with sweetness 
and sadness, is our staff and stay on our earthly pil- 
grimage, our shield and buckler amid our battles, — 
our strength and animation in all our strivings. Our 
grief at your departure from us, cleanses and purifies 
our souls ; our affliction is a sweet angel bringing 
peace and reconciliation into our homes ; our longing 
uplifteth us above the vanities of this earth, turning 
our hearts toward the things imperishable. 

And in this refined and blissful state of our souls, 
are we enabled, on this day of confession and repent- 
ance, to rise from the humiliating consciousness of 
sin unto the firm resolve that we will devote our lives 
to the service of God and humanity in truth and up- 
rightness ; that we will renew the combat against sin 
and temptation; that we will cleanse our hearts from 
the dross of selfishness ; and that we will render 
ourselves worthy to appear before the Supreme Judge 
on the day he summons us unto life eternal. Amen. 

(The remainder of the Memorial Service see Prayer Book, p. 384 and 




following.) 



Prayers and Meditations. 



A sure conviction fills our hearts that those who in 
tears have here strewn seeds of virtue, will in future 
reap the fruit of gladness ; who here contended with sin 
and conquered, will one day enjoy the results of their 
victory ; who here through struggle and trials have 
purified and cleansed themselves, will rejoice in the 
realization of beatitude. Such conviction speaks to 
man^s soul : Fear not ! there is a reward for thy 
work ; there is a hope for thy future which cannot fail !" 

And this conviction of immortality which the Crea- 
tor of the universe has placed in our minds, — this 
surety which thrills our bosoms, is the surest evidence 
of the immortality of the soul. 

What understanding builds up, understanding may 
tear down again ; what reason developes, reason may 
refute; but the presentiment which reaches convic- 
tion, cannot be implanted in our breast for our decep- 
tion. The longing which the All-bountiful has placed 
in our hearts, must be fulfilled. This struggle, this 
striving on earth, must find a reward, — a reward, not 
of an earthly nature, as the struggle and strife are not 
of this earth. This flame that turneth upwards, must 
eventually reach the great Source of light. 

Yea, Eternal Lord, this day which, in its blissful 
sanctity, is itself a messenger from heaven, calling 
our souls away from what is perishable, and directing 
them towards what is eternal, — this day is pre-emi- 
nently adapted to confirm within us the conviction 
that thou hast breathed an immortal spirit into our 
bodies, and that it is thou who recallest it when its 
earthly mission is fulfilled. This day of expiation 
whereon the triumph of the soul over the body is 
celebrated, seems unto us like a mirror reflecting its 
very life, ^yhen no longer chained by corporeal bonds. 
This day is unto us a greeting from yonder realms to 
which our holy presentiment is pointing. ^ 

And ye, O dear departed ones, united with whom ^ 

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FOR THE MEMORIAL SERVICE 
FOR THE DEAD. 

Rabbi. 

A sad, and yet a blissful hour is it, when on the 
holiest of days — on the Sabbath of Sabbaths — our 
souls soar upward to the realms above where perpetual 
Sabbath reigns, — where the toil of life is over, and 
man enjoys the fruits of his work on earth. 

The seal of mystery is stamped on the futurity of 
man's soul. None living has ever penetrated it, and 
of the departed none' has returned to give knowledge 
of what he has seen, and to answer the solemn ques- 
tions that fill every human being with anxiety. No 
prophet in holy vision has rent the veil asunder which 
is drawn over the life of mortals. No eye has ever 
seen, besides God alone, what is prepared for those 
that wait for him.'* 

But an inner voice, loud and intelligible, tells 
us that this life here, full as it is of toil and trou- 
ble, of contention and strife, of trial and tempta- 
tion, cannot be closed with the death of the body. 
It cannot be that we should be delivered up to de- 
struction as soon as the body is placed in the silent 
grave. It cannot be that we should here strive and 
wrestle in vain, while naught remains of us but the 
vanities for which we have so strenuously toiled. It 
cannot be that both good and bad — the noble and the 
mean, — he that all his life-time has striven for virtue, 
and he that has been a slave of brutal passions, — he 
that in noble self-denial has loved mankind and de- 
voted his best powers to their welfare, and he that in 
vile selfishness has looked upon the world as his do- 
minion to be despoiled by him in injustice and vio- 
lence, — it cannot be that all should be alike subject to 
destruction and annihilation. 



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may manifest that they are regulated by thy com- 
mands alone. 

Thou art the Judge of our actions, and our deeds 
lie open before thee as a book of records ; thou art 
the director of our destmies and dispensest to each 
according to thy wisdom, justice and kindness. O, 
judge us not according to our doings ; let thy grace 
reign over us ; forgive our failings, and pardon our 
sins! When thou goest with us into judgment, O let 
us appear before thee cleansed and purified from all 
defilement; for thou art the - God of love, and with 
thee there is redemption. 

Grant, then, that the tones of the Shofar may enter 
into our hearts and awaken therein all the noble re- 
solves and sublime vows to which thy voice sum- 
mons us ; and like our fathers before the height of 
Sinai, when they were aroused by the sound of the 
Shofar, so will we exclaim, " Whatever the admonition 
of the Lord requires of us, we will do in humble 
obedience." Amen. 



The trumpet calls, " Awake, awake, 

List to my warning voice ; 
Inspect thy ways ; the bad forsake, 

And make the good thy choice." 

We hear thy voice ; O Lord, we're called 

Before thy court divine ; 
We hear thy voice and stand appalled, 

And in our sins we pine. 

Judge us according to thy grace, 

Not as our deeds deserve ; 
Make us endure before thy face, 
\ And ne'er more from thee SY\^erve. 



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BEFORE SOUNDING THE SHOFAR. 

The Rabbi, 

Awake, ye slumberers, from your slumbers, and ye | 
listless ones from your indifference; examine your 
deeds, and penitently return to the Source of justice 
and truth. O ye, that, immerged in worldly employ- | 
ments and pleasures, forget your true destiny ; ye who 
pass your days in vanities which cannot profit nor 
deliver — O, remember your Creator ; look into your 
own souls, and amend your ways and your deeds. 
Let each of you abandon his bad course and ignoble 
thoughts !" 

This is the Shofar's admonition, as interpreted by 
one of our Sages. 

O Lord our God ! Should we hear the call and not 
tremble? — The piercing sound of the cornet rever- 
berating on our ear, we are made conscious that we 
have oft forgotten the high mission of humanity for 
which thou hast placed us on earth ; that we have oft 
been heedless of the lofty career which thy law has 
pointed out before us ; that we have oft disregarded 
thy divine voice within us cautioning our souls against 
self-degradation and wrong-doing, and inciting us to 
self-elevation and noble deeds. 

The Shofar's sound is unto us a symbol of thy 
forcible appeal unto the children of men. We hear 
thy voice, O Father; thou callest thy children back 
to thee, and we will readily obey thy summons. 

We venture this day to approach thee with the 
Shofar's thrilling sound ascending as the homage we 
bring unto thee. Thou art our King, and we are thy 
servants ; thou our Master, and we the messengers 
of thy will ; thou our Father, and we thy children. 
O, grant that our whole earthly existence may be ohe 
^ continuous glorification unto thee and homage ren- 
f dered unto thy great Name, and that all our steps 





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grant that the_ knowledge of thy Name and the con- 
sciousness of equality as the inalienable right of every 
human being, may be kindled, and shme resplendently 
among all nations. 

O, destroy the seeds of discord between man and 
man, between people and people, out of which grow 
the thorns of strife and the thistles of war. Let 
the seeds of love and humanity which thou hast 
strewed, both in thy divine word and in the uncor- 
rupted heart of man, spring up and flourish, in order 
that all beings whom thou hast endowed with reason, 
may extend a brotherly hand to each other, and unite 
in thy Name and in thy fear, as thou hast promised 
through thy prophets. 

And, thus, be thou praised, O Lord Eternal, who 
in grace and mercy hearest the prayers of all who 
call on thee in truth 1 Amen. 



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Choir, 

Hear us, as in thy dwelling 

We grateful sing thy love, 
Our songs of praise rise swelling 

Unto thy throne above. 
Our knees before thee bended, 

We pray in holy fear : 
Let all our woes be ended 

With the expiring year. 

Bring near the day, O Father, 

When every lip names thee, 
In love all nations gather 

And bid all contests flee. 
Let Israel's sons a blessing 

To all mankind appear, 
Show all that they're possessing ^, 

Thy grace this coming year. 



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Accept also the thanks which, with a submissive 
heart, we render unto thee even for the trials with 
which thou didst visit us, for the woes wherewith 
thou didst see fit to afflict us, the sorrowful burdens 
thou didst place upon us, in order that we might be 
cleansed and purified from all that is sinful and de- 
basing, and be led in meekness unto thee, the Master 
of all beings. 

• Accept also the thanks which we lay upon thy 
altar for the undertakings on behalf of the general 
welfare wherein we have been allowed to share, aiding 
in a union for common interests which thou hast per- 
mitted us to attain, — partaking in so many movements 
for the advancement of Israel's cause which thy voice 
aroused in our hearts. 

O, do thou further look with grace upon us in this 
year just ushered in ; let the abundance of thy bless- 
ings rest upon us, so that it may become a year of life 
and health to all that call on thee, — a year of peace 
and concord to all that acknowledge thee, — a year in 
which the true divine spirit is aroused in the midst of 
Israel, — a year of increased love and fear of thy Holy 
Name, and of esteem and appreciation of us, the 
standard bearers of thy unity over the whole face of 
the earth. 

Happy as we, in this our country, are in the enjoy- 
ment of liberty, shared in common by all, we call to 
mind this night our brethren in faith who are yet re- 
fused those inherent rights because of their religious 
convictions. O, grant that everywhere on earth Is- 
rael's sons may be relieved of the heavy and painful 
burden of oppression which has its origin in the olden 
days of prejudice; grant that in every spot, as here, 
the barriers may be torn down which separate the 
professors of thy unity from those whom we are 

taught to call our brethren, and by whom we desire 

1 to be called brethren in union and friendship. O, 



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PEATERS Am MEDITATES. 



ON THE EVE OF THE NEW YEAR. 

The Rabbi, 

Out of the depths of our hearts do we call on thee, 
O Lord! O God, hear our prayer and accept our 
supplication ! 

We have come this night before thy throne to 
render praise and adoration unto thy Name. We 
bring unto thee the thankful offerings of our lips for 
the numberless gifts of thy bounty, and beseech thee 
to grant us, in the coming year, life and prosperity, 
blessing and contentment. 

And we have all come with trust in thy mercy, and 
wait for thy grace. We all lift up our eyes unto thee, 
as children wait for their father's loving gaze. When 
we look backward on the past year and the many joys 
and pains it brought unto us, and when we look for- 
ward into the dark vista of the new year, considering 
what joys and pains it may contain for us, we perceive 
and acknowledge that our destinies are in thy hand, 
and that mercy and kindness are with thee. There- 
fore do we put our trust in thee ; therefore do we 
pour out our souls before thee, when, on the entrance 
of a new period of existence, our emotions overwhelm 
us. 

Be pleased, then, to accept the thanks which we 
render unto thee for so many a joy, so many a relief, 
so many a blessing bestowed on us during the year 
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155. Our Country. 

Protect us, Father, be our stay ! 

O keep us safe from day to day. 
Let order reign in our dear land, 
And bless the labor of each hand. 

The mighty States together bound, 
. O, let them rest on firmest ground : 
On truth and justice let them rest, 
With freedom and with concord blest. 

Our leaders, Lord, do thou inspire 
With zeal and strength that never tire ; 
Around our nation wreathe the band 
Of common love to our dear land. 

Bid freedom and the reign of peace 

Among all human kind increase. 
Thy praise be told by every mouth, 
From East to West, from North to South ! 



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154, 



The Mercies of the Lord. 



Days and nights upon us shower, 
Lord, the mercies of thy choice ; 

What restores the body's power, 
And what makes the soul rejoice, 

Is in thy creation stored. 

Everywhere, I find, O Lord, 

Of thy love divine a token, 

Giving me delights unspoken. 

Through thy grace the trees have yielded 
Fruits, the panting to sustain, 

And the flowing fields were gilded 
With the ears of ripened grain. 

Blest with plenty. Earth can give 

Food to all that on her live. 

Seeing, Lord, thy love abundant, 

Who could ever be despondent ? 

All our anthems of devotion, 

How they are inadequate 
To express our heart's emotion, 

Lord, for whom all creatures wait ! 
Thou'rt our guardian, thou our guide. 
Thou wilt e'er with us abide ; 
E'en in trials and distresses 
Thy paternal mercies bless us. 



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VIII. 

FOR THE THANKSGIVING DAY. 

153. The Thanks of all Living. 

Almighty Lord, who sendest forth thy breath, 
Into existence waking lives unnumbered ; 

With all that gives them happiness beneath 
They are by thy paternal care remembered. 

In filial love therefore, thy Name is blest 

By all that breathe, enjoying life's sweet zest. 

And all look up with never failing trust 
To thy paternal grace, the all-sustaining. 

Lord ! Who that lives should not bow down in dust 
To thee whose faith and love are never waning ? 

Lo, gratitude is to thy name addressed 

By all that breathe, enjoying life's sweet zest. 

O Father, let the lustre of thy face 

Beam to all souls that for thee wait confiding, 

And let all hearts that sing thy loving-grace 
Behold thy mercy in their midst abiding. 

O Lord, let thy compassion ever rest 

On all that breathe, enjoying life's sweet zest ! 



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What we in our bosoms cherish, 
Lord, before thee now we own ; 

Truths and hopes that never perish, 
We lay down before thy throne. 

We will, guided by thy spirit, 
Live and die, O Lord, with thee; 

Father, cause us to inherit 
Thy true grace eternally. 

CkotK 

Ye have brought your holy vows 
Here before him, in his house ; — 
Go, and be blest fore'er ! 
Yours be a happy share, 
Yours be a pleasant lot : 

May peace from heaven. 
And faith that shaketh not. 
To you be given ! 



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152. 



Come, ye Children. 

Choir, 



Come, ye children, to his house, 
Come with holy joy before him. — - 

Here profess your pious vows ; 

God will hear you ; come, implore him. 



With joy we come before his throne. 
And with our vows draw near him. 

To be his servants, his alone, 
Who loveth all that fear him. 

He knows what longing in us dwells. 
He knows what we endeavor, 

Knows our desire, above all else 
In truth to live forever. 

Unto the Lord we consecrate 
Ourselves and all within us, 

O may his light irradiate 

Our souls, for truth to win us. 

Choir, 

Raising up to thee their voices, 
Here this day thy children stand; 

With thy light, Lord, that rejoices 
Pious souls, O bless this band. 



Raising up to thee our voices. 
We, thy suppliants, now ask, 

Father, with thy light rejoice us, 
In whose rays thy fearers bask. 



Confirmands. 



Confirmands. 



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151. Grateful Praises. 

O holy joy that raises 

Again each praying heart ! 
Give to the Lord new praises, 

Ere from this house ye part. 
Good seeds have been implanted 

In bosoms young and pure ; 
Let growth to them be granted, 

O Lord, make them mature I 



O, what a heavenly blessing 

Moves over us this hour 1 
O joy ! we are possessing 

A new and holier power. 
O Father, make us willing 

To glorify thy name 
Through deeds of truth, fulfilling 

The Law thou didst proclaim. 

Like shadows days are flying, 

Thou, Lord, wilt e'er endure | 
A fountain never drying 

Is thy word, clear and pure. 
To thee, the bounteous donor 

Of truths that never end. 
Shall songs of praise and honor 

From pious lips ascend. 



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150. We pray. 

We pray thee, Father, hide us 
Beneath thy Mercy s shade, 

And in thy pathway guide us ; 
Withhold not, Lord, thine aid. 

We pray thee. Father, brighten 

With Truth our errors' night; 
Thou only canst enlighten ; 
In thy light we see light/' 

We pray thee. Father, quiet 

Our hearts with heavenly Peace. 

And bid the stormy riot 
Of earthly lusts to cease. 

We pray thee. Lord, assist us 

With Strength, for we are weak; 

Whene'er good deeds enlist us, 
O come and help the meek. 

We pray thee, let thy Blessing 
Descend on us this day. 

That we, thy grace possessing, 
May follow thee for aye. 



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148. Our Lips shall praise Thee. 

Our lips shall praise thee, Lord of Mercy ! 

Who know'st each heart, its joys and cares, 
Who guidest by thy light the pilgrim. 

When dark his path and full of snares. 

Our lips shall praise thee, Holy Being! 

Whose ways are just, and yet so mild ! 
We are thy children ; thou did'st choose us, 

Who ne'er forsak'st a praying child. 

With all our hearts we love thee, Father ! 

With all our souls we will be thine ; 
In smiling sunshine we will love thee ; 

We'll love thee, should our sun decline. 

We will forever be thy servants, 

And cheerfully obey thy will ; 
Thy law, thy light shall ever guide us : 

What thou command' St, we will fulfill. 



149. The Teachings of the Lord. 

Happy ye who learn the teachings 
Of the Lord, in guileless youth ! 

Lofty are the young soul's reachings. 
And her aim is living truth. 

Happy fields that in good season 
Have received a holv seed ! 

Happy ye whose youthful reason 
Has conceived a holy creed. 

These thy children, — Father, heed them, 
Be their trust and staff of life ; 

On the path of virtue lead them, 

Through this world with dangers rife. 

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Confirmands. 



Make us victorious, 
While here we strive. 

Till at thy glorious 
Throne we arrive. 



Be blessed, O Lord, 
Whose loving-kindness 
Gave laws of wisdom, 
To lead our children 
In salvation's path. 



Be blessed, O Lord ! 
This solemn moment 
Will lead our children 
To life eternal 
Through thy covenant. 



We bless thee, O Lord ! 
The vows we offer 
Here in thy dwelling, 
Shall in our bosoms 
Live forever more. Amen, 



147. 



Be blessed, Lord. 



Choir, 



Reader's Solo. 



Confirmands, 



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VII. 

SONGS FOR THE CONFIRMATION 
ACT. 

146. Moment most holy. 

Confirmands. 

Blessed, O blessed, 

Moment most holy, 
Leading the lowly 

Youth to the Lord! 

Choir. 

Pray for his light ! 

Nigh is he e'er 
To the contrite ; 

Children in prayer 
Are his delight. 

Confirmands, 
Bounteous Father! 

In thy light lead us, 
From thy height heed us ! 

Thou art our Shepherd, 
We are thy flock. 

Choir, 

Be not in fright ! 

Nigh is he e'er 
To the contrite ; 

Children in prayer 
Are his delight. 



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Thy mercies, Lord, endure for ever. — 

When Winter sends his freezing breath, 
And in the bed that warmeth never, 
We rest, wrapt in the shroud of death: 
Lord, thy breath goes forth, reviving 
Death-bound souls for vernal thriving, 



Who spake, and the earth was moulded, 
And the heavens were unfolded ? 
And who commands the legions 
Of lights in unsearched regions ? 

My body — who did make it, 
And who to life awake it ? 

Who taught my soul immortal 

To enter wisdom's portal ? 

'Tis thou ! thy works proclaim thee. 
The Bountiful " they name thee. 
My spirit hears their voices, 
And in their praise rejoices. 



145. 



Nature, God's Witness. 



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142. 



Summer. 



To the Father of all creatures 

Soar, my thoughts, to seek his face! 

Lawn and field wear joyous features, 
Telling his unbounded grace. 

Nature round me sprouting, blooming, 
Speaks aloud of life's sweet zest; 

Kindles flames of joy, consuming 
Every grief within my breast. 

Lord ! I praise thy all-renewing, 
Life-bestowing power and love; 

Thanks and joys, all cares subduing. 
Lift my heart to thee above. 



143. Autumn. 

Lo, Autumn's pale, yet charming light 
Lends to the field new graces ; 

In dying Nature, Lord of Might, 
We still see thy love's traces. 

Autumn is like a pious life, 
That blesses till it closes ; 

When ended is life's toil and strife, 
Of bliss it still disposes. 



144. Winter. 

Be blessed, Lord, Rock of alt ages, 

Whose loving-kindness hath no term. 
What if the storm of winter rages ? 
It is to wake the slumbering germ. 
Comes the Spring, the all-reviving, 
Earth shows forth her secret thriving. 





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VI. 



THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR. 



The heavens and the earth, O Lord, 
Are full of thy beneficence; 

The worlds, so vast and wondrous, say, 
" We are His handiwork/' 



Up, praise Him for the beauteous Spring 
And all its bloomy treasures ! — 

Whose love bids all creation sing 
And fills each heart with pleasures. 

Shout to the Lord a joyous lay, 
Whose bounteous voice reviveth 

What seemed forever to decay, 
That in new bloom it thriveth. 

From all these beauties here on earth 

Lift up your eyes to heaven ! 
In sweet accord with Nature's mirth, 



140. 



The Beneficence of the Lord. 



141. 



Spring. 




To God be praises given ! 



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Cherishing a holy flame 

In their hearts unbending, 
The Asmonean tribe won fame 

And renown unending. 
Round their heads victorious 
Waving palms, 
Singing psalms. 
Praised they God the glorious. 

By the sheen of cheerful lights, 

Priests, approved in sufferings, 
Came to Zion, new from fights. 

Bringing God their offerings. — 
Father of Creation ! 
As this night. 
Let joys light. 
Ever crown thy nation ! 



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139. 



My Salvation's Tower, 

{After the Hebrew) 



I will praise, O Lord, thy grace, 

Fountain of all power ! 
Thou'rt in storms my sheltering place, 

My salvation's tower. 
What if men assail me ? 
God, my Lord, 
Breaks their sword, 
He will never fail me. 

Ever when I sighed in night, 

When the world did wound me, 
God led me again to light, 

And his hand upbound me. 
Darkness oft set round me, — 
He was nigh 
From on high, 
And his mercy found me. 

He saved me from Pharaoh's hand. 

When I cried in anguish ; 
Shattered Haman's haughty wand, 

As he saw me languish. — 
When an enemy harmed me, 
Light and love 
From above 
*Gainst his charges charmed me. 

With my army God did side ; — 

We, the few and humble. 
Checked the Syrian's furious tide. 

Made the mighty stumble. 
Heroes, young and hoary, 
Spilt their blood 
For their God, 
Giving him the glory. 



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Wrapt in this flag, how many sealed 

Their faith on pyres expiring ! 
How many died, pierced on this shield, 

To heavenly homes retiring ! 

Around us furious fires did flit 

In battles unabated, 
We saved the flag, God's holy Writ, 

The rest as naught we rated. 

Therefore we have unfurled it wide, 

That all the world look on it ; 
We raise it high, show it with pride; 

The price was high that won it. 

To God be thanks, the combats rest ; 

Oh, may they rest forever ! 
But we will watch our sires' bequest. 

And leave our standard never. 



{C/tanuckak.) 
38. Firmness in Faith. 

Let our day be glad or grievous, 
Prospects bright, or drear and dim. 

Of his light naught shall bereave us. 
Naught shall sever us from Him. 

Like our heroes firm and daring. 

Like the Maccabees of yore, 
We will manly stand, declaring : 
Thou art Lord forever more." 

Thou, our Staff and Stay, wilt brace us 
Through vicissitudes of time, 

And thy clemency will grace us 
Where thy glory reigns sublime. 




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137, 



[Siinchath Torah.) 
This is the Torah. 



This is the Torah, this the word 

Our fathers did inherit; 
Intact it was to us transferred 

Intact we will transfer it. 

Uplift the Scroll, unfurl it wide. 

Let all the world look on it ; 
Show it, O Judah, show it with pride. 

And tell the price that won it. 

Thou gav'st for this celestial good. 

Whatever mankind prizes ; 
Joy, riches, freedom, honor, blood— 

Who counts thy sacrifices ? 

This is the flag for which our sires 

Arrayed their hosts unshaken ; 
They went through thousand, thousand fires — 

Their flag was ne'er forsaken. 

It is the same flag. Lord of might. 

Thou to their trust hast handed, 
They left their lives in many a fight ; — 

Here is the flag expanded. 

The warriors sank around it trooped. 

Their numbers are uncounted, 
The rest to power never stooped, 

Through baseness never mounted. 

They passed where death had dug their bed. 

Destruction fed foes* quivers. 
They passed, their banners overhead, 

Through glowing lava-rivers. 



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135, With Festive Wreaths, 

With festive wreaths. Lord, we entreat thee, 
Grant us with joyful hearts to meet thee, 
This Feast of Tabernacles, 



We pray to thee, these emblems holding, 
Lord, in thy mercy all-enfolding, 
List to our supplications ! 

O, bid thy tent of peace bedight us, 
And let no clouds, no tempests fright us, 
Lord, in our habitations. 

On earth we all with psalms adore thee, 
O, let us bloom like palms before thee, 
When doffed our body's shackles. 



{Feast of CoMclusion.) 

138, Pleasures of Devotion* 

In thy house to dwell, O Father, 
Oh, how comely and how sweet! 

Happy they who cheerful gather 
To adore thy Mercy-seat 

Great things saw my soul abiding 
With thee in the festive days, 

And my heart in thee confiding 

Drew sweet gladness from thy praise. 



Let this cheerful spirit guide me. 

As I leave this holy shrine ; 
Unto thee I will confide me, 
} And my life be solely thine. 

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133. 



Life a Pilgrimage. 



A pilgrimage soon ended 
Is this our earthly life ; 
Our huts are temporary, 
Till death away shall carry 
Our souls above all strife. 

But through the pilgrims' desert 

Leads us our Father's hand. 
Our hut may have been cheerful. 
Our lot may have been tearful; — 
We walk to heaven's land. 



134. Festive Wreath^ and Human Mission. 

While, Lord, I praise thee for thy gifts* fruition. 
This festive wreath shall teach my own life's mission. 

My heart ! be like this Ethrog, growing 
On Hadar's tree, — with deeds o'erflowing. 

And as this Palm is upward tending. 
So be, my spirit! — never bending. 

The Myrtle sheds around sweet savor : 
My soul ! What's noble shalt thou favor. 

And meek as by the brook the Willow, 
Remain, my mind, on fortune's billow. 



, With all my powers I will fulfill my mission, 
I As here I praise thee for thy gifts' fruition. 




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The hours run fast, the minutes hie, 

Here for our prayers given; 
O, use them for eternity, 

Strive for the peace from heaven, 
That all your life ye hear the lay: 

How sweet, how sweet Atonement's Day!" 

131. Tke Peace of Neilah Evening. 

Oh the peace, when Neilah Even 

Pours its balm into the soul ! 
By what pains our hearts be riven : 

Prayers heal us, make us whole. 

Yea, a calmness, joy-inspiring. 

Moves through our enraptured hearts, 

When the sun-rays are retiring. 
And day's golden orb departs. 

Lo, that is God's spirit holy, 

Harbinger of love and peace; 
Comforting the meek and lowly, 

Making every sorrow cease. — 

Let us bear God's dispensations, 

Let us wrestle till we're blest : 
After dark and drear probations, 

Neilah comes and brings sweet rest. 



Thy works proclaim thy Name on earth, in heaven. 

And everywhere we see, O Lord, thy throne; 
Thine are these days for our rejoicing given, 
; To reap the fruits in still devotion sown. 
; Grant us to celebrate these hours so pleasant ! 
In gratitude for all thy gifts of love : 
To thee we wreathe our crowns, the Omnipresent, 
I Thy grace uplifts our hearts to thee above. 



132. 



Thy Works proclaim. 



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Oh, the sweet and holy pleasure 
That awaits the good and wise ! 

Has their day here reached its measure. 
There a brighter day will rise. 

No ; I will not fear and tremble. 
When my latest hour shall chime; 

Open stands for me a temple 

Wherein Virtue gleams sublime. 

Hallelujah ! 
Praise ye the Lord our heavenly Father, 

From night and grave he lifts us up ; 
His loving spirit weaves ; we gather 

Around his word, our staff, our hope. 
Hallelujah ! 
Our lives to thee be consecrated, 

While we remain on this earth's shore ! 
Thy glorious name be celebrated 

By earthly choirs for evermore. 



130. The Day Declines. 

The day declines, the shadows grow. 
The twilight glow is kindled ; 

Thy grace, O Lord, on me bestow, 
Ere down my powers are dwindled, 

And let me hear a voice within ; 

Thou art redeemed ; forgiven thy sin.'* 

The night is swiftly sinking down. 
The sunbeams are retreating ; 

O, could I mount up to thy throne 
With thee, O Father, meeting. 

And learn there, by thy mercy graced : 
**Thy sin's forgiven, thy guilt effaced." 



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Still your sighs, your lamentations, 
Up to heaven look w^th cheer! 

Thither tend our aspirations ; 

Why should death thrill us with fear? 

Here we are but guests sojourning 

For our trial on this earth ; 
After death, there comes a morning 

In the country of our birth. 



Part Second. 

Lord, dwelling in the firmament ! 

Who shall abide in thy bright tent ? 
And whom wilt thou forever bless, 

To see thy mount of holiness ? 



Who walketh straight and acteth right ; 
Whose lips and heart in truth unite ; 
Who ne'er to slander lends his tongue ; 
Unto his neighbor does no wrong. 

Who lowers not his brother's fame ; 
Feels, as his own, his brother's shame; 
For vile men hath no flattering word. 
But honors those who fear the Lord. 

Who ne'er on usury lends his gold ; 
Though injured, to his oath will hold, 
And take no bribe to doom the pure: 
Who dealeth thus shall e'er endure. 



Let the wicked dread and shiver, 
Lest their latest hour may chime ; 

Woe to him whose heart's a quiver 

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129. 




Yea, son of earth ! Thou art a pilgrim here, 
Worms and destruction at thy beauty jeer. 



Tell me why this strain of melancholy ? 
Why this fear of death and tomb ? 
Why thy bosom chilled with fright ? 
Does no comfort beam from heavens holy? 
Comes not morning's rosy bloom 
After dark and dreary night ? 
Lo ! One land receives the high and lowly 
Where bright light dispells all gloom, 
And destruction has no might. — 
Let death come with sudden strides or slowly. 
We shall join, redeemed from doom. 
Those we love in God's true lie^ht. 



Woe! Woe! 
Vain is life with all its schemes. 

Woe! Woe! 
Soon are over all fair dreams. 





Thus saith the Eternal Lord : 
Unfailing is my mercy's word ; 
Let in thy heart remain 

The solace I have given ; 
Dust turns to dust again, 
The soul ascends to heaven. 



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Should'st thou not forgive us, 
And from sin relieve us, 

Lord, undone are we. 
Oh, let not thy wrath sway, 
From our sinful pathway 

Lead us back again to thee. 



Ah, we sigh, encumbered 
With our sins unnumbered ; 

Whither shall we flee ? 
Like a reed w^e waver; 
We have lost thy favor. 

For we turned away from thee. 



But thou hast assured us, 
That when sins allured us. 

We to thee might flee. 
Lord, see our repentance ; 
Let thy pardoning sentence 

Lead us back again to thee. 



128. Prayer for Peace. 

Lord Most Holy ! 
Forgive us our transgressions f 
Have compassion on us ! 

God, Redeemer ! 
Hear our petition ! 
Wipe out the trace of guilt ! 

God of mercy ! 
Protect us from offences ! 
Grant us peace, Lord ! 



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126. Child's Repentance. 

Lord, my heart is ailing, 
With sin it is oppressed ; 

My joys are turned to wailing,— 
How can I e'er be blessed? 

Yet I have hope before me 
To health to rise again ; 

Thy mercy can restore me, 
And ease me of my pain. 

1 know since I am living, 
I oft have gone astray ; 

To earth my fond thoughts giving, 
I've made vain things my stay. 

Not thee I sought in meekness ; — 
Proud, blind, by sin beguiled, 

I oft have proved my weakness. — r 
I'm weaker than a child. 

But children through repentance 

Can move their father's heart; 
So wilt thou soften my sentence 

As I in penance smart. 
My Father ! I'm returning 

With tearful eyes to thee ; 
I know thou seest my yearning, 

Accept'st me graciously. 

127. Lord, enthroned in Heaven. 

Lord, enthroned in heaven, 
See, our hearts are riven 

With deep agony. 
Sorrow, grief, and anguish 
Make our powers languish. 

For we turned away from thee. 



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124. Years, like Rivers. 

Praise the Lord ! The years, like rivers, 
Roll and run, and have no stay ; 

Leaves fall off, when autumn shivers ; 
Flowers fade ; — thy word stands aye. 

Lord of light ! Beyond glad praises, 
What can I afford to give ? 

But I know, the best thanks raises 
He who strives in light to live. 

Lord of Light ! I will not pinion 
Unto fading flowers my day ; 

Let me raise, in thy dominion, 

Flowers and fruits that ne'er decay. 



125. Days and Years. 

Ever running, ne'er delaying, 

Days and years maintain the strife, 

Joys and woes, like troops arraying, — 
Friends and foes of human life. 

One year more closed his career ; 

On his grave I linger here. 

What's before me, see I not ; — 
Night is o'er the pathway spun 

Which to run will be my lot, 
In the year this day begun. 

I can but entreat thy face, 

Let me follow. Lord, thy trace ! 

Father, grant to me, thy servant. 
That my heart be pure within ! 

Aid me in my efforts fervent ! 
Crush in me the power of sin ! 

Lead me ever by thy hand, 

Till I come to heaven's land. 



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Thou, Law, to us from Sinai given ! 

Thou art the Spring, thou art the Tree ; 
Thou art the Sun I giv'st life from heaven 

To him who seeks hfe's truth in thee. 
Of God and men is he beloved 
Who from thy precepts never moved. 



122. Up to the Lord. 

Up to the Lord arise, my song ! 
Resound, my lay, with harps well strung ! 

God's day has come, the choicest of all days, 

Sing Hallelujah to his praise ! 

From heaven came in splendor bright 

The Law that guideth us aright7 

Its tender beams shine on our ways. 
As in the dale the morning's rays. 

It leads us o'er to heaven's domain 
Through this our vale of gloom and pain. 

And consecrates our fleeting days, 

To things no time can e'er erase. 

Up to the Lord arise, my song ! 
Resound, my lay, with harps well strung ! 

God's day has come, the choicest of all days. 

Sing Hallelujah to his praise ! 



Hear us. Lord, our Creator ! 
To thee we send up our prayer. 
Lord, Most Holy, accept our contrite confession! 
Blot out our transgression. 
And our sin make vanish. 
Give us peace eternal ! 



123. 



{New Year.) 
Lord, our Creator. 




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O Father, thou hast bound me ^ 
To thee with tender ties ; 

Father, I have found thee, — 
My vows to thee arise. 

My tongue, my tongue shall never 
Cease to proclaim thy fame ; 

1 am thine own forever, 
Thou art my only aim. 



121. On Sinai's Top. 

Rise ye all ! give adoration 
To the Law of revelation ! 

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From Sinai's top a Spring progresses, 

That pours through all the world its flood ; 

The limpid current runs and blesses 
The banks it passes, with all good. 

Who from this spring restores his heart, 

Feels through his veins fresh vigor start. 

A Tree of life on Sinai groweth, 

And spreads its branches far around ; 

No praise that human speech bestoweth 
Can ever all its beauties sound. 

In dearth and want he is secured, 

Who stores the fruit this tree matured. 

O'er Sinai's head a Sun is shining 
That far abroad sends forth its rays, 

Dispells dark sorrows, cheers the pining, 
Darts joy upon our earthly days. 

Whose eye these heavenly rays illume, 

His soul is saved and fears no doom. 



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God's everlasting laws 
Are our salvation's cause. 

Give the Lord praise ! 
True is the Lord's command, 
Through it we live, we stand ; 

Praise him all days ! 

Thanks for the law of light, 
Sent to illume our sight, 

Sing to the Lord ! 
Source thou of truth and grace I 
Make us with love embrace 

Thy blessed word. 



120. This Day. 

This day records the wonder, 

Lord, of the great event, 
When, at thy word, asunder 
The veil of error rent. 

Before thy throne of glory 

Night's phantoms took their flight, 
When Israel's young and hoary 
Appeared in Horeb's sight. 

With thunders promulgated. 

Thy fiery word went forth ; 
A light eradiated 

Illumining all earth. 

Of all thy bounty's dowers 

This is my fairest part ; 
This feast of vernal flowers 
Uplifts to thee my heart. 



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118. 



God, my Strength. 



O Father of all nations, 

To thee my praise shall ring, 
Thine are my heart's vibrations. 

In pious lays they swing. 
With joy my breast is swelling, 

Thy wonders claim my tongue. 
O Lord, in mercy dwelling ! 

" Jah is my strength, my song/' 

Thus sang our sires, delivered 

From tyranny, that day ; 
When they in anguish quivered, 

Wast thou their strength, their stay. 
They saw thy power, thy wonder. 

And strengthened was their faith; 
Thou rent'st the waves asunder, 

Mad'st in the sea a path. 

Again we stand before thee, 
Redeemed from hatred's rage ; 

We stand here and adore thee, 
Our Rock from age to age. — 

Come, let us praise his power, 
To him our thanks belong, 

He is his fearers' tower, 

Jah is their strength, their song." 



Sinai ! thou mount of God, 
Sending thy rays abroad, 

Shin'st from afar. 
Gav'st to the mind a light, 
Showing the way of Right. 

Hallelujah ! 



119. 



{Shabuoth) 
Mount of God. 



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But on the brink of the abyss 

The trumpet of thy help was sounded; 

At last we've found this home of bliss, 
By loving brothers we're surrounded. 

And now, when breathing free again, 

When hate is silenced, mute the scorning, 

Our spirit breaks her yoke in twain. 

And spreads her pinion toward the morning. 

O grant us, Lord, to understand 

Thy deeds in their full depth and essence. 
That we, uplifting heart and hand, 

In truth adore thy holy presence. 



117. Praise our God. 

All abroad praise our God ; praise him all creation ! 
In all tongues, sing him songs, him alone ovation. 
Bow in fear, far and near, praise him every nation ! 



At all times, to all climes, sendeth he good tiding. 
Heart depressed findeth rest, when in him confiding, 
Ne'er despair ; when in care, be in God abiding. 

God is nigh ; hears thy cry, when storms hover o^er 
thee. 

In distress he will bless, and send light before thee. 
Hush thy grief ! sure relief will to bliss restore thee. 

Bend thine ear. Lord, and hear ; let thy mercy heed 
us ! 



Bid thy light and thy right, on thy path to lead us ! 
i All our days may the rays of thy wisdom speed us ! 




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I With Freedom's Manna didst thou feed them, 
j And bid them bask in Freedom's ray; 

Thy sceptre mild should henceforth lead them, 
And tyranny no longer sway. 
^ To walk in light before thee, 
Till all mankind adore thee, — 
This is thy people's destined way. 



115. Pessach Morning^. 

Pessach Morning! 
Behold God breaks our fetters; 
Freedom's air we're breathing. 

Freedom's Morning! 
No more affliction, no more anguish ! 
Wonders level Freedom's path. 

Vernal Morning ! 
A promised Eden radiant lies before us, 
Father, Father, lead us onward ! 



lie. The Spirit of the Age. 

To God, to God arise, my song, 

Who never gave us to despondence ; 

For him my flesh and spirit long. 

Who metes his mercies' great abundance ? 

He broke the iron rod in twain. 

Grim tyranny was sw^aying o'er us; 
He tore asunder Egypt's chain. 

Made freedom's pillar march before us. — 

O Lord, thy judgment since has tried 

Our sires with many visitations ; 
Nor shook their faith, e'en when they died ; I 

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113. Spring and Freedom. 

When the Sun of Spring awaketh, 

And his rays redeeming melt the snow; 

When her fetters Nature breaketh, 

And her starry blooms in beauty glow: 

Sweet and pleasant rings the chime, 

Welcome, welcome, Vernal Time ! 



When the Sun of Freedom dashes 
With his fiery rod the tyrant's crown. 

That his scepter no more lashes 

Nations hanging on his haughty frown: 

Thundering, roaring, rings the chime. 

Welcome, welcome. Freedom's Time I 



Fairest of all vernal days. 

When the Lord, redeeming Israel's tribe, 
Bade them Bask in freedom's rays, 

And my wonders on your hearts inscribe/* 
All abroad now may it chime, 
Welcome, welcome, Vernal Time ! 
Welcome, welcome, Freedom's Time ! 



114. The Days of Old. 

The days of old arise before us, 

When out of Egypt's bondage-house 

Thy people, a rejoicing chorus, 

Went forth with grateful songs and vows. 

No fetters more enslaved them ; 

Thy mighty arm, Lord, saved them. 

That made bright light from darkness rouse. 



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Sabbath Peace, be welcome ! 
Bid all worldly thoughts retire ; 
Make our heart a sacred lyre, 
Tune our soul to sing God's law, 
Fill our mind with holy awe ! 



111. Sabbath, Peace- inviting. 

When the Sabbath, peace-inviting, 

Fills our hearts with sacred mirth, 
When from heaven, soul-delighting 

Manna raineth down on earth : 
Then, to song all sorrow yieldeth, 

Loud to God rings up the strain, 
Heaven-born devotion wieldeth 

O'er each soul her reign again. — 
Here where worshipers assemble. 

Where God's spirit 'mong us dwells, 
Where all lips rejoicing tremble. 

And with thanks each bosom swells : 
Here the dust-born man perceiveth 

That he is the child of God, 
Chosen, when this earth he leaveth, 

There to live in truth's abode. 



112. Sabbath Morning. 

Sun and Sabbath — both how pleasant. 

Are allied this morning ! 
Messengers of God are present, 

Lights of joy are burning! — 

Melodies of thanks awake me ; 
Up to thee I will betake me, 
With filial love adore thee. 
Lord, I'll praise thy name each morrow, 
Bless thee, both in joy and sorrow. 
And ever walk before thee. Amen. 



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Sabbath Night ! A thousand burning 
Starlets glisten in our hearts ; 

With thy sheen thou still'st our yearning, 
Mild and quickening are thy darts. 

With thy radiant garment dress us ; 

Sabbath, from thy heavens bless us ! 



109. The Day of Rest. 

This is the Day of Rest ! 

A holy yearning thrills my heart; ] 
For God's abode it bids me start. 

Through blessings to be blest. 

Adoring stand I here. 

O sacred joy, O secret thrill ! 

As when a host of angels, still 
And soft, to me draw near. 

Through blessings to be blest, 

The pious to God's dwelling flock, 
And praise aloud their heavenly Rock, 
This is thy Day of Rest r 



110. Sabbath Rest. 

Sabbath Rest, be welcome. 

Come, God's covenant from above, 
Come, anew make known his love, 
Who sent thee to Judah's race — 
Sweetest token of his grace ! 

Sabbath Joy, be welcome ! 
O, release the prayerful soul 
Sighing under cares' control ; 
Breathe sweet joy into each breast; 
Bring us pure celestial rest! 



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HYMNS FOR SABBATHS AND 
FESTIVALS, 

[Sabbatk) 
107, Sabbath Eve. 

Thou, Sabbath Eve, returnest 
To earth from heaven's height ; 

For thee in holy earnest 

My heart throbs with delight. 

When down thy shadow gHdeth, 
How grows my soul so still ! 

The storm of sin subsideth, 
Waked is the pious wall. 

Methmks the heavens greet me 

And bring from toil release; 
Come, Sabbath, thou shalt meet me 

With God and man in peace. 



108. Sabbath Night. 

Angels on their pinious bring thee 
Down to us, O Sabbath Night; 

Hymns of holy triumph sing thee. 
And each heart is filled with light. 

Earthly cares no more possess us ; 

Thou, O Sabbath, com'st to bless us. 




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106. Sh'ma Yisrael. 

Give ear, O Israel ! 
O, hear the holy word of creed 

Thou didst receive, so clear, so bright, 
On Sinai there ; — it was thy lead, 

It was thy light by day and night ; 
It went with thee thy life to heed. 



Give ear, O Israel ! 
The Lord is God, and none besides ; 

In him alone thou seest bright 
The thought that in creation hides. 

From him receive thy law, contrite; 
With him alone the truth abides. 



Give ear, O Israel ! 
In all thy ways acknowledge him ; 

If light thy path, and clear and bright, 
Or wrapt in sorrow drear and grim : 

He is thy hope ; have him in sight. 
Though e'en thy light of life grow dim. 



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104. The Breath of Holy Prayer. 

O Lord, the breath of holy prayer, 
Uphfting me from earthly care, 

Moves through this sacred dwelling;' 
My soul fain would to heaven flee, 
She wings herself up unto thee, 

The fount whence truth is welling. 

Fear and gladness, 

Hope and sadness, — 

Each emotion 

Flows and waves through my devotion. 

The world may offer me a cup 
Containing many a bitter drop — 

One gaze of thine, — the furrows 
Of care are smoothed to ease, 
Our hearts are soothed with heaven*s breeze; 

Away are all our sorrows. 

Thou mak'st blessM 

The depressM ; 

Thy direction 

Leadeth mortals to perfection. 



105. I trust in tfeee. 

I trust in thee ! A rock unmoved 

Midst ocean's waves is, Lord, thy word; 

On it I lean. Thy laws are proved, 
The light of truth do they afford. — 

A father art thou unto me ; 

Thy child knows it and trusts in thee. 

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I praise thee, Lord, I praise thee : 

Thou hast to us unfurled 
A Hght that made thy people 

A blessing to the world. 
My helper in all dangers, 

My trust in care and death ! 
A priest I will be ever 

Of Israel's holy faith. 



103. True Devotion. 

Bowed in meekness I stand here. 
Filled with reverent emotion ; 

Father, open thou my ear. 

Grant me true and still devotion. 

That thy word with wisdom feed me. 

And the way to heaven lead me. 



Vouchsafe that thy holy word, 
As it to my heart descendeth. 

There mature, my Rock and Lord, 
Fruits of life that never endeth, 

All my powers within me nerving. 

That thy will I do, unswerving. 



Let it be my guiding light, 

When the way is dark before me; 
And my stronghold, when the night 

Of drear doubts impendeth o'er me; 
My delight, my consolation, 
# When I leave this earthly station. 



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lOL What Religion teaches. 

Calm to be, when storms around us riot, 

When on fortune's raging billows tossed ; 
Blithe to be when thrust into disquiet, 

When the waves swell high, yet must be crossed; 
This teaches us, the sons of earth. 
Religion of celestial birth. 

Glad in God to welcome every morrow, 
Every night to close our eyes serene; 
Unto God resigning each our sorrow 
Still to wait, till better days be seen ; 
This teaches us, the sons of earth, 
Religion of celestial birth. 

While alive, to live content ; when dying, 

Calmly for a fairer land to wait. 
Where unfading love reigns, re-allying 
All whom here fell death did separate: 
This teaches us, the sons of earth. 
Religion of celestial birth. 



102. Arise, my Soul. 

Arise my soul, and wing thee 

Up to thy Father's throne ; 
My lips shall sing his praises, 

And make his mercies known. 
Through Moses he hath given 

To us his law — a guide 
That leadeth through life's journey 

All who in it abide. 



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99, 



The Unity of God. 



Hear, Israel, this word : 
One is God ; to none beside him 
Shalt thou bow in servant's awe/' 

That it might forever guide him, 
He to Judah gave this law. — 

It is in darkest nights our light, 

In all distress our strength, our might. 

The Eternal is our God ! 
He is Master of all Nature, 

And unbounded is his might. 
Bring him praises, every creature, 

Sing his greatness day and night ! 
To him we look, to him, the One, 

In darkness, or when bright our sun. 

The Lord is One, is One ! 

One, when he, kind like a father, 

Keeps the world in his embrace. 
One, when he in anger rather 

Seems to hide from us his face. 
His mercy reigneth at all times. 

He leads through death to blissful climes. 



100. In deep Devotion. 

We all in deep devotion now, 
Unto thy throne, Most Holy, bow, 

To hear thy word expounded. 
Make pure our hearts, and strong our will, 
That, all our days, we may fulfill 
Thy laws, on wisdom founded. 




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A spirit, Lord, to me impart, 
To break all idols of my heart ; 

Great, sublime — a fount of light, — 
Truth-perceiving, clear and bright. 

A power, O Lord, in me create, 
Achieving what is good and great ; 
Strong and firm, to act untired, 
E'er with holy zeal inspired. 



98. The Word of Revelation. 

In this ark of holy station 
Rests the word of revelation ; 
Let it, Lord, now be implanted 
In our bosoms, and there granted, 
As a seed of good deed, 
Fruits of godliness to speed. 

To thy word of truth immortal, 
Open thou our inmost portal ; 
Grant us with delight to hear it. 
Grant that it illume our spirit; 
Mild and clear, true and sheer. 
Did thy word to us appear. 

As the bud unfolds its centre, 

When mild sunbeams seek to enter, 
So our soul to thy light turneth, 
To admit thy truth she yearneth. 

In this gate radiate, 

Word of God ! For thee we wait. 



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O, still my longing from thy fountain 
Of truth, which brightens all, O Lord, 

Who on devotion's holy mountain, 
Contemplate earnestly thy word. 

O, bid thy hallowed source impart 

New strength and peace unto my heart. 



96. Light and Truth. 

O Lord, hear in abundant mercy, 
Thy Congregation's sacred lays ; 

Grant us to trace thy holy footprints. 
And walk forever in thy ways. 

Love and compassion are thy footprints, 
To follow them be our life's aim ; 

O, with a father's arm embrace us, 

And guard our souls from sin and shame. 

O, source of life and truth unending ! 

Cheer with thy light each pious heart ; 
Vouchsafe that on our earthly journey 

That light may ne'er from us depart 



97. Heart, Spirit and Power. 

Create, my God, a heart in me, 
That glows in pious love to thee ; 
Pure and true — a sacred shrine, 
A dwelling-place of praise divine. 




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93. 



Mind and Will. 



Lord, who didst on Sinai's hill 
Teach us how to walk before thee. 

Strengthen us, and make our will 
Join our minds, that both adore thee. 

Lord enthroned in Majesty ! 

Let thy power work within us ; 
Let each heart belong to thee ; — 

For thy holy service win us ! 



94. Lord, thy Laws. 

Lord, thy laws whose worth unmeasured, 

Thy decrees pure and divine, — 
In my heart they shall be treasured, 

There shall be their earth-built shrine. 
For they dart, on every station 

Of my life, light in my heart, — 
Lead me onward to salvation, — 

Bid me choose my better part. 



95. God's Word is perfect. 

Thy word, my God, is perfect, teaching 
Man's way and end, man's work and strife ; 

It shows to all that list its preaching 
The road of truth, the rod of life. 

On all our ways it shines before us, 
And bids the clouds of doubt depart ; 

It holds the shield of mercy o'er us, 

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91. The Word of God refreshes. 

Blest is whom thy word refreshes, 

Lord, who makes thy law his stay ; 
Blest is whom thy light, the precious, 
Guides when dark around his way. 
Bless'd by all, to all a blessing, 
Cheerfully he runs his course; 
And when wearied, 
He is carried 
To a fresh and quickening source. 

Lord, the precepts thou hast given, 
To perceive them make us wise. 
To our hearts give peace from heaven. 

Power to see unto our eyes. 
Look with blessings down upon us, 
Lead us where health's fountain starts, 
In thy tender 
Mercy, render 
Pure again and bright our hearts. 



92. The Light of God. 

Lord, high is the position, 
Thou hast to us assigned. 

To guide us on our mission, 
Thou gav'st a light of mind. 

That quells our rising anguish. 
And bids all fears remove ; 

Imparts to hearts that languish 
The fire of heavenly love. 

In life, it goes before us 
Illumining our path ; 
In death, it shineth o'er us, 
A star of hope and faith. 



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89. Truth and Peace. 

God is my light ! 

Truth, truth seeks my soul, 

She asks, O, where is light? — " 
Seek whom all extol, 

With him the day is bright. 
,God is my light! 

God is my joy! 

Peace, peace seeks my heart, 

Would fain with joy be blest- 
High Heaven is thy part, 

There find'st thou joy and rest. 
God is my joy ! 



90. The Torah a Light. 

Where should I find 
The light of mind 

Save in thy law from heaven ? 
Without thy word, 
My heart, O Lord, 

Would with suspense be riven. 

Thy word explains 
All joys and pains 

The soul on earth here trieth; 
It calls this life 
The scene of strife, 

To gain what never dieth. 

Enthroned in awe ! 
Allow thy law 

To be my holiest pleasure ! 
Make it my strength, 
And my days' length, 

My share, my wealth, my treasure ! 



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87. Religion, God hath given. 

Religion, thou sweet child of heaven, 
Be to my heart e'er dear and blest ; 

Oft w^ith despair it would be riven, 
When by the load of life oppressed ; 

But thou giv'st gladness to my soul, 
And lead'st me gently to my goal. 

Thou giv'st me faith and strength in danger, 
And when I sink thou hold'st me up ; 

Unto the wearied travelling stranger 
Thou lend'st the trusty staff of hope, 

Whereon he still and firmly leans 

When resting from life's toiling scenes. 

Unto my soul in darkness groping. 

Thou show'st the lights that ever burn; 

The heavens at thy word are oping, 
I see the everlasting morn. 

O, living truth of heavenly birth, 

Thou lift'st from dust the son of earth! 



88. Word of Life. 

Of all founts thou art the clearest, 

Word of life ! Of heavenly birth, 
From afar with light thou cheerest 

All that seek thee in life's dearth. 
When they like a willow wither. 

Scorched by sunbeams overhead, 
Say'st thou, Travellers, come hither. 

Rest here at my shady bed !" 

O, pour in my heart sweet pleasures, 

Bidding earthly pains be dead ; 
Nor withhold thy limpid treasures 
§ Till death's shroud is o'er me spread. 



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INSTRUCTION AND DEVOTION. 

85. Deeds, but no Show. 

O Rock of Ages, gracious Lord, 
Grant that the seed grain of thy word. 

Laid in our hearts, may strike deep root, 
And there mature a healthful fruit. 

True faith, that health-recruiting power, 
True faith, that life-renewing flower, — 
O, let it in our bosoms grow, 
Maturing deeds — no empty show. 



86. God is my Stay. 

God is my stay ! 
His word for aye 

Shall be my staff unbending/ 
In all my ways 
I see the rays, 

Lord, of thy love unending. 

Thy word is true ! 
O, clear my view, 

That I perceive its soundness. 
And let me find 
Delight of mind 

In sounding its profoundness. 



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Thy love shall heal my heart when smarting, 

And be m happiness my guide ; 
Assist me, when this life departmg, 

In fearlessness mine hour to bide. 



84. What God does, is in Bounty done. 

What God does, is in bounty done ; 

Just are his dispensations ; 
Though o'er sharp thorns I have to run, 

I wait for him in patience. 
He is my God, 
And, at his nod» 

My path becomes a garden ; 
Let him, then, be my warden. 

What God does, is in bounty done ; 

But he knows what availeth. 
The godless man may lonesome run. 

On God to lean he faileth. 
New every morn 
His grace is born, 

I put on him my sorrow, 
Confide to him my morrow. 

What God does, is in bounty done ; 

When sinking, this shall stay me. 
Though on the stormy path I run, 
All views and hopes betray me, 
My God is he, 
He leadeth me 

At last into his garden ; 

Let him, then, be my warden. 



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82. Father, hear. 

Father, hear my word, 
Wherewith I come before thee ; 

I Look graciously, O Lord, 

f On me, as I implore thee ; 

Incline thine ear with love 

, Unto my prayer ascending ; 
Up to thy heavens above 
My feelings all are tending. 

Thou look'st into my heart, 

Thine eye knows no restriction ; 

And when in grief I smart. 
Thou know'st all my affliction. 

1 trust in thee alone, 
I shall not be forsaken ; 

In woes I will not groan. 

My faith shall ne'er be shaken. 



83. The Almighty's Kindness. 

How great is the Almighty's kindness!— 

Is he a man who shuts his eyes. 
And obdurate, in willful blindness, 
Forbids his song to God to rise ? 

No, till my soul and body sever, 

To scan his love be my life's aim ; 
The Lord has ne'er forgot me — never 
Shall I forget my Father's claim. 

Lord, as thy love is never-ending. 

Let me remember this always, 
Thus strengthening my efforts, tending 
To consecrate to thee my days. 





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What we here have sown in sadness, 
We shall reap in joy above ; 

There matures the fruit of gladness, 
In the balmy breeze of love. 

Joyous garners he the grain, 

Who hath sown in grief and pain. 



80. In Holy Longing. 

My soul in holy longing, 

Would mount, O Lord, to thee, 

Thy people's great protector 
In all their misery. 

Oft felt we as lone strangers, 
Bearing disgrace and shame; 

Yet, we survived all dangers. 

Made strong by thy great name. , 



81. The God of Israel. 

O God of Israel, hear us ! 

On the wings of prayer our hearts soar up to heaven 
We acknowledge thy power supreme. 
And thy mercy renewed each morn. 
Thine, thine are our hearts ! 

O God of Israel, hear us ! 
Give ear to our petition ! 
Almighty, Beneficent, hear us! 
Thine is the breath we're breathing, 
Thine our heart's pulsations. 

O God of Israel, hear us ! 
I God, Omnipotent, full of mercy! 
I God, Redeemer, hear our petition, 
- Answer our prayer — 
I O, Israel's God ! Amen. 



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77. Lord, out of the Depth. 

Lord, out of the depth, I call on thee f 

Father, hear me, 

Come to cheer me ; 
Lift thy countenance up to me! 

Lord, to thee my eyes look up and wait. 

I implore thee, 

Come, restore me, 
Ope to me thy mercy's gate ! 



78. God sleeps and slumbers not. 

God sleeps and slumbers not, 
E'er open are his eyes. 

He granteth thee thy lot 
In equal site and size. 

God sleeps and slumbers not. 
His mercy's sun is bright; 

When night besets thy cot, 
He will illume thy sight. 

God sleeps and slumbers not, 
What day his angel lowers, 

And from this darksome spot 
Thy soul to light upsoars. 



79. The Earth-imprisoned Soul. 

When the Lord unbars thy prison. 
All these earthly woes are fled, 

As when thou from sleep arisen 
Thinkest of a nightmare's dread. 

Yon, above the heavens starred, 

Is thy joy m God unmarred. 



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Thou for a moment hid'st thy face, 
They tremble all and stand appalled ; 
Thou tak'st their breath away, — 
Back to their dust they turn. 

Again, thou send'st thy spirit forth, 
They are renewed and blossom fresh ; 
Replenished is the earth 
Again with beauty's charms. 



76. Father, I call on thee. 

Father, I call on thee ! 
Dangers unnumbered hourly expect me ; 
Lord, in thy mercy, thou wilt protect me. 

God of Creation, I call on thee, 

Father, O guide thou me ! 

Father, O guide thou me ! 
Guide me through life, and in death guide me ; 
Lord, to thy mercy I will confide me ; 

Lord, as thou wilt, so guide thou me, 

Father, thy hand I see-^ 

Father, thy hand I see ! 
Or in the leaflets' autumnal rustling, 
Or in the storm-wind furious bustling, 

Fountain of mercy, thy hand I see, 

Father, O bless thou me! 

Father, O bless thou me ! 
Thine is my life, Lord, thou didst awake it, 
Thou who hast given, thou may'st take it, 

In life or in death, Lord, bless thou me ; 

Father, I worship thee ! 



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73. Not for a Long Life. 

I pray thee not my days to lengthen ; — 
A staff of trust my walk to strengthen, 
A levelled path, devoid of sorrov^, 
Contentment new on every morrow. 
Joined with a lofty aspiration 
For spreading blessings and salvation, 
A gentle heart, devotion fervent — 
These gifts, O Lord, grant to thy servant. 



74. Hear our Prayer. 

Hear our prayer, thou our Protector! 

Be propitious as we call ; 
Be our guardian and director 

Of our steps ; let us not fall ! 
Not for empty show we care ; 
Grant that virtue be our share. 

Lord, direct our inclinations, 
That to thee we may be true ; 

Far from glittering ostentations, 
Still and glad our ways pursue. 

So thou dwellest in our heart, 

Joys and pleasures are our part. 



75. For thee, Lord. 

For thee, O Lord, all beings wait, 
To give to them their daily alms. 
Thou openest thy hand, 
Their wants are satisfied. 



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Hope, my heart, and trustful keep; 

Soon to haven comes thy vessel, 
When the raging billows sleep. 

And the tempests cease to wrestle. 
Hark ! God calls within thy breast, 
There's the port that gives thee rest." 



71. My Heart. 

My heart, what is it then that blasteth 
Thy hopes, when God afflicteth thee . 

Be blithe, my heart ; not long it lasteth ; 
Thy trouble ends, thou art set free. 

Accept, my heart, God's dispensation, 
Whatever he send thee from above ; 

For thy own best is thy probation, 
In trials he bestows his love. — 

Yea, Father, I will still, unfearing, 
Go onward carrying my load, 

My praying hands to thee uprearing, 
My hopeful eyes to thee, my God. 



72. If God be with me. 

If God be with me, I'll not shake 

In need and gloomy care ; 
The anchor of my hope may break,— 

I find my trust in prayer. 
To thee alone, my God, I bend, 

Though men against me gather; 
To happiness my ways shall tend, 

Thou art with me, my Father ! 



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For the hand that gave thee sadness, 
Holds of life and death the cup, 

Gives alike both woe and gladness, 
Bringeth low and raiseth up. 




69. Hope, the Golden Ladder. 

Hope! Hope is the golden ladder 
Whereon hearts to heaven climb ; 

Soul, take her for thy companion. 
Till thine hour of death shall chime. 

When the morn serene and smiling 
Shines on life's awaking prime ; — 

When gray Sorrow calls on manhood. 
Covering its head with rime, — 

When at last the age-worn traveller 

Asks, ''When comes my resting time?'* — 

Hope is e'er the golden ladder 
Whereon hearts to heaven climb ; 

Soul, take her for thy companion, 
Till thine hour of death shall chime* 



70. Peace, my Heart. 

Peace, my heart ! Be still within, 
Though the night around be fearful ; 

Unless grieved by thine own sin. 
Lift thy head up free and cheerful ! 

Bright and righteous is God's path ; 

Hope, my heart, nor lose thy faith. 

Heart, be trustful ; not in vain 

Smites thy Father, nor to pain thee ; 

E'en thy suffering is thy gain. 

And through trials he will train thee. 

Faith in God and future life 

Conquers in all woe and strife. 



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66, The Seed of Tears. 

What with weeping thou hast sown, 
Blooms and ripes, of joy the root ; 

If with labor thou hast mown, 
Cheerful shalt thou eat the fruit. 

All the pious and the noble, 
Seeing lights that never cease, 

Had to pass through strife and trouble, 
Climbing up the heights of peace. 

Bear, O soul, thy pains with patience. 
Quiet walk the line of life, 

When enough here thy probations, 
Blessings will reward thy strife. 



67. One Father, one Home. 

One loving Father have we all ; 

'Tis God, whole holy pleasure 
Created all, the great and small; 

His mercy has no measure. 

One home paternal have we all, 
To which our ways are wending; 

It is above — in yonder hall 
Of happiness unending. 



68. Fear not. 

Fear not, when thy sun is setting, 

When thy lot seems dark and dread ; 
Murmur not, and be not fretting. 
Though thou eat affliction's bread. 



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The svreath of youth will fast decay, 
The fire of youth will die away, 
Thou rul'st, thou reign'st forever. 

We lean, O Lord, upon thy grace, 
Our days are few and grievous ; 
Like clouds that pass and leave no trace, 

The joys of life may leave us : — 
Thou wert our father's shield and guard, 
And wilt to us thy love award ; 
Thou lov'st and blessest ever. 

From dust to heaven points our faith. 

When soul and body sever ; 
To heaven leads the spirit's path, 

Her treasures vanish never. 
O Hope, thou child of heavenly birth! 
There is a life beyond this earth ! 
Thy kingdom lasts forever. 



65. Though dark my Night. 

Though dark my night, and o'er me break 

With flashing light the thunder; 
I'm not afraid — God is awake 
To tear the clouds asunder. 

His eyes behold my aching smart; 

In kindness does he number 
The sorrows cumbering my heart, — 
The cares that break my slumber. 

I know, he sent me trials, lest 
My heart grow slothful when at rest, 

From God and virtue turning. 
Awake, my soul, have God in sight; 
Soon disappears the gloomy night, 

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Seek ye the Lord. 



Seek ye the Lord, and he is near, 
Call ye on him, and he will hear. 
Look up to him — 

In darkness a light — 
Hope ye in him, 

By day and by night. 

Seek ye the Lord, and he is near. 
Call ye on him, and he will hear. 
He is the love, 

Though e'en he try us. 
He, from above, 
Cheereth the pious. 
Seek ye the Lord, and he is near, 
Call ye on him, and he will hear. 



63, Thou Holy One. 

Look down on us who stand here bowed and humble, 

Thou Holy One, who guard'st the infant's life; 
Assist us in our need! let us not stumble; 
Make us victorious in our strife. 
From sorrow's rod 
Guard us, O God ! 
To thee we pray. 
Our Rock, our Stay ; 
With fervent hearts we pray. 
Be our guard for aye ! 
O, hear our suppliant lay! 



64 We worship thee. 

We worship thee, O Lord, with awe, 

Who rulest earth and heaven. 
Our life is brief — this is thy law — 




To thee be praises given ! 



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O Lord my God ! Truth is thy essence ; 

Thou art the mercy, thou the tree 
Of life ; clear light is in thy presence, 

Wise counsel, Father, is with thee. 
Bid twilight vanish, dusk and drear, — 

Let morning's rosy mirth appear ! 

O Lord, thou fount of life e*er flowing. 

Thou never-fathomed sea of love, 
Give me, to quench my thirst so glowing, 

One wave, one drop from thee above. 
O, still the thirst that burns in me, 

O, hush my soul that yearns for thee! 



6L Heavenward, 

Heavenward our paces lead ; 

On this earth we are sojourning, 
And to Canaan, as our meed, 

Through the desert we are turning. 
Here on dusty roads we roam, 
Yonder yonder is our home. 

Heav^enward ! My faith in God 
Pointeth to the land eternal. 

Soaring is my soul abroad. 

Far beyond the lights supernal. 

I am longing to return 

Where the lights of beauty burn. 

Heavenward when taking me, 

Loving Death shall find me quiet ; 

Then I'll look triumphantly 
Down on all this earthly riot. 

Heavenward my soul shall strive, 

Till at last I there arrive. 




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59. 



Why sorrow*st thou ? 



Tell, my soul, why sorrow'st thou? 
Why this trembling fear within ? 

Lives there not a God above us, 
Watching o'er us day and night ? 

Know'st thou not that he doth love us. 
Love us ever, though he smite ? 

Look on high, 

God is nigh ; 

Heavenward raise, 

Man, thy gaze ! 
Every tear that dews thy cheek, 
Counteth he who loves the meek. 

Tell, my soul, why sorrow'st thou ? 
Why this trembling fear within ? 

Is, then, thy bereavement endless ? 
Art thou in this world alone ? 

Lov'st thou nothing? Art thou friendless? 
Is there naught to call thine own ? 

God is thine, 

Do not pine ! 

All thy days 

Walk his ways, 
For his faith shall ne'er decay. 
Ne'er his fount of love betray. 



60. Why criest thou? 

Why criest thou, my heart, in sorrow? 

Why criest thou and sigh'st "Alas! 
O Lord my God, when comes the morrow? 

When will that night, that long night pass? 
That marsh-light glittering from afar, I 
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SOLACE AND HOPE. 



57. What fear'st thou? 

What fear'st thou ? God rules earth and skies, 

He knows all thy affairs. 
What even men as small despise, 
Escapeth not his cares. 
His eyes — they sound 
Thy heart's profound ; 
He knows thy wishes, knows what grieves thee, 
He stills thy anguish and relieves thee. 



58. Ne'er despond ! 

Ne'er despond ! Though clouds may hover, 
Threat'ning to obscure thy day ; 

Hands unseen protecting cover 
Thee, O feeble son of clay! 

Ne'er despond ! Though sorrows cumber 
With their weighty load thy heart ; 

Yet, thou know'st there comes a slumber; 
And all troubles will depart. 

Ne'er despond ! Though soon life's flower 
Fade, and dimness cloud thy eye, 

Death hath over thee no power, 
What is Godlike cannot die. 

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Through him, the Shepherd, true and tried, 
He gave the Law as Judah's guide. 

Let systems change and doctrines fall, 
The Law of God surviveth all. 

To him is known the thought of the heart, 
The end of things, ere yet they start. 

What through thy deeds thou here may'st earn. 
Thy judge will on thy head return. 

Redemption comes, all troubles end 
Of those who on his help depend. 



The night of death he turns to day ; 
Blest be his name fore'er and aye ! 



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He is my God, my Savior he, 
My Rock, my Stay in anguish; 

He is my refuge and my flag, 
My cup, my share forever. 

Unto his hand I trust my soul, 
When sleeping, when awaking, 

And with my soul my body's frame; 
He is with me, I fear no evil. 



56. The Doctrines of Faith. 

Attune the song of holy truth ! 

God is; how down, old age and youth ! 

And he is One!— Raise up your hands! 
His unity — who understands ? 

Spiritual and figureless, 
Unequalled he in holiness ! 

All things through him exist alone, 
But he himself hath ne'er begun. 

On earth, in heaven, everything 
Tells, he is the Almighty King. 

Prophetic truth he did inspire 
Into the men of sacred fire. 

He made his grace on Moses shine; 
No prophet was like him divine. 



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54, Where shall I find thee ? 

(After the Hebrew of Jnda Halevi.) 

O Lord, where shall I find thee, 

Whose seat no eye espies? 
And where, O Lord, not find thee. 

Whose throne is earth and skies ? 

Who dwell'st in hearts that fear thee, 
To worlds thou sett'st a bar ; 

Thou shield of all who're near thee, 
And staff of those afar ! 

O thou 'mong Cherubs dwelling, 

Enthroned in ether's light, 
All praises they are telling 

Can never reach thy height. 

And yet, midst sons of earth, here, 
Should God dwell ? Daring thought! 

A dream how high aspiring 
Of man who is like naught ! 

Yet, where thy praise resoundeth, 

Thy majesty is near, 
From heaven to earth reboundeth 

The song of holy fear. 



55. The Lord of all. 

The Lord of all was sovereign King, 

Ere aught that is was moulded ; 
Now that all nature stands in pride, 
The worlds display his kingdom. 

And he is one, besides him none, 
With none he shares his glory ; 
Has no beginning and no end, 
His are the power and kingdom. 

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53. Eedushah of Moses Ib'n Ezra. 

By angels in heaven 
The Lord is given 

Glory and fame. 
Celestial hosts 
Stand on their posts 

To praise his name. 
Above, beneath, 
Lo, all that breathe, 

With awe proclaim, 
Holy, holy, holy 
Is the Lord of Hosts." 

With fear impressed, 
They never rest 

To sing his might; 
The Seraphim 
Give praise to him. 

With flashing light 
The earthly choirs 
With sacred fires, 
Shout to his height, 
Holy, holy, holy 
Is the Lord of Hosts.'' 

Around his throne, 
His servants own 

His power in fear. 
With thunder s voice 
They all rejoice 

In the heavenly sphere. 
The heavens round 
Repeat the sound 

From far and near: 
" Holy, holy, holy 
Is the Lord of Hosts!" 



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Thine eye, Lord, on me dwells, 
My heart waves like the ocean, 

Reflects thy look and tells 
Thy grace in joy's emotion. 



51. All proclaim the Lord. 

Lord, all proclaim thy name :— 

The sun above that glows, 
The lightning's flashing flame, 

The golden blooming rose, 
The fowl with tinges tender — 

What glitters, gleams and glows, 
Reflects, O Lord, thy splendor. 

The sun in my heart glows, 
In me the warbler sings, 

In me the flower blows. 
What up to heaven rings. 

What down from heaven blazes, — 
My heart feels it and grows 

And swells in grateful praises. 



52. A Hallelujah. 

The Lord, the Lord, the Ruler, Almighty, 

The King is he alone. 

Creation is his throne ; 

He reigns, besides him none. 
The Lord shall reign for ever and ever. 
Lord of all, and King of kings, 
Thou rulest ever and ever! 
Hallelujah. 



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Where'er I turn my gaze astounded, 

I see a father's watching love ; 

Thus by thy witnesses surrounded, 

I send my praise to thee above. 



48. Nature's Realm. 

Lord, thy greatness and thy power, 
Are in Nature's realm revealed, 

Countless are thy gifts that shower 
Down on forest as on field. 

Therefore, songs of praise wide-sounding, 

Rise from every lip beneath, 
Echoes of thy grace, rebounding 

From the hearts of all that breathe. 



49. Who form'st the Light. 

Who form'st the light, mak'st everything, 

Thou fount of all salvation. 
On every morn, O holy King, 

Renewing thy creation — 

As hosts of fervent angels praise 
Thine excellence, thy splendor, 

We sing thee for these morning rays,- 
For all thy mercies tender. 



50. Golden Beams. 

The sun each morning greets 

With golden beams the ocean, 
And every wave he meets 

Reflects the glistening motion. 



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45. Holy art thou, God. 

Holy art thou, God, 

Savior from affliction's flood, 

Thine is the might ; 

The heavens are thy tent of light. — 
At thy command, 

In pride and resplendence all things stand, 
To delight man's wondering sight ; 
Lord, our God, thy name is holy ! 



46. The Heavens proclaim. 

The heavens proclaim their Master's glory, 

Their voices bear his fame abroad ; 
Him praise the lands, him laud the oceans, 

Hear man, with awe, the voice of God ! 
Who guides the numberless hosts of heaven ? 

Who wakes the Sun from nightly rest? 
He goeth forth like a valiant hero, 

To run his race from East to West. 

Come, man, and view the wonders of nature 

To thine astounded sight unfurled. 
See power and wisdom swaying their scepter, — 

Proclaim they not the God of the world ? 
He is thy Maker, he is the mercy, 

And he is thy salvation's fount ; 
Love him, love him in thy heart's profoundness, 

Among his chosen ever count. 



47. The Heavens teach. 

The heavens teach, O Lord, thy praises, 

The earth is witness of thy might, 
The voice which all creation raises, 
^ Resounds by day, is heard by night. 




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Praise give and glory unto our God ! 
Serve ye the Lord with joy and gladness, 
Come ye with psalms before his presence. 
Praise give and glory unto our God ! 



43. 



Blessed be the Lord. 



Bless'd be the Lord ! In gladness I will sing him, 
And hymns of thanks in joyful chorus bring him; 
In unison with all that walk before him, 
I will adore him. 

Majestic are the works he hath created, 
They tell his might, with holy mirth elated ; 
They are to me a source of holy pleasure, 
s Beyond all measure. 

A book of wisdom, Lord, is thy creation, 
I'll read in it with awe and admiration ; 

Enlighten me, and let my reason choose thee, 
My heart not lose thee. 



44. We praise thee. 

We praise thee, Lord, who mad'st the world thy tent ; 

To thee on wings of song my soul is soaring ; 
O thou, residing in the firmament. 

To thee we bow in awe, thy grace imploring. 

Who is like thee, so excellent in might ? 

Who IS like thee in glory, truth and splendor ? 
The heavens are thy throne, thy garb is light. 

Sun, moon and stars to thee their homage render. 

Yet with a father's love thou look'st on earth, 

To mete thy mercies out to all thy creatures ; 
From thee all gifts, all joys of life spring forth, 
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He reigns on earth ! 
He hears thee cry, 

And makes thy bosom still ; 

If straight thy way, if good thy will, 
Press on ! the Lord is nigh. 

Sing to the Lord a joyful strain ! 

He is our God, none else ! 

In clouds of mystery he dwells, 
The worlds are his domain. 

Great is his name forevermore. — Amen. 



40. Adonai, Praise and Honor. 

Adonai, praise and honor 

Be offered to thy name, 

Until this hall formed by thy hand 

Turn unto dust at thy command, 

Shall in halls we've founded 

The " Holy " be sounded. Hallelujah. 



41. Almighty Ood. 

Almighty God, we sing thy praise, 

Beneficent, we laud thy ways. 

The earth is thy majestic altar, 
The heavens are thy glory's psalter. 

All living hope in thee, O Lord, 

J^ll living sing. Hallelujah ! 



42. Praise and Glory. 

Praise give and glory unto our God ; 
For he is all-gracious ; 
Great above earth and heaven 
Is his loving-kindness. 



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The Lord is God, he unto us hath given 

The hght of mind, the Law revealed from heaven ; 

We bow to him with thanks. 

The Lord is God, 

He is a gracious God. 



38. Great is the Lord. 

Great is the Lord, and none beside; 

To him sing, all who fear him ! 
Who is like him? who may abide 
His light, and who come near him? 
The Lord is great, 
His name is great, 
Wide open is his mercy-gate. 
How blest all who revere himl 



39. Sing to the Lord. 

Sing to the Lord a joyful strain ! 

He is our God, none else ! 

In clouds of mystery he dwells, 
The worlds are his domain. 

Great is his name ! 
He wills — 'tis wrought, 

Lo, there in pride it stands, 

And when his word of might commands, 
Soon all is turned to naught. 

He is the Love; in him rejoice ; 

His choice is thine own best; 

His deeds are altogether blest. 
And truthful is his voice. 



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36. The God of Love. 

My bosom is thine altar, 

Pure love my sacrifice, 
The thanks, my lips are telling, 

With joy to thee arise. 
Accept, O Lord, my ofYering, 

My prayer to thee above. 
Nigh art thou to thy fearers, 

Thou art a God of love ! 
Hallelujah ! 
Bring, my heart, bring him ovation. 

Tell his love with each pulsation ! 
Hallelujah ! 

How often hast thou brightened 

With joys my path of life, 
So wilt thou ever grant me 

To conquer in each strife. 
Into thy hand. Almighty, 

Resigning mine estate, 
I pray in meekness, Rule thou. 

Lord, as thou wilt my fate." 
Hallelujah ! 
Give the God of love due praises, 
When he lowers, when he raises. 
Hallelujah! 



37. The Lord is God. 

The Lord is God, the universe proclaims him, 
Whate'er thou seest, whate'er thou hearest, names him. 

O, bend to him in awe ! 

The Lord is God, 

He is a gracious God. 



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To praise him, it behooves thee, 
Whatever be thy dole ; 

Thy life is his, he loves thee; 
Forget it not, my soul ! 



33. Praise, Israel. 

Praise, Israel, the Lord whose might 

Is manifest in story, 
In saving thee he had delight. 

Shout, Israel, his glory. 

In grateful lays 

Exalt his ways ; 
On virtue's path he guides us. 
And in his mercy hides us. 



34. Praise ye the Lord. 

Praise ye the Lord in his abode most holy, 
Sing him songs in the stronghold of his might 
As thou at all times didst shower 

On thy works thy gifts of grace, 
So will ne'er thy love and power 
Cease to lead the human race. 
For thy kindness ever true 
With each morning shines anew. 



35. Great is the Lord! 

Great is the Lord ! 
He knows our weakness, 
And is with us in all our ways. 

Good is the Lord ! 
My soul, in meekness. 

Give to thy Father's love due praise. 
Praised be the Lord ! 



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In thee all my affections gather, 
To live in thee, O Lord, I yearn ; 

On wings of song, my Source, my Father, 
I fain would unto thee return. 

My yearning shall with powers gift me 

Unto thy heavens to uplift me. 
I dedicate my lyre to thee. 
Thine be my harp, my psaltery! 



31. Thy Grace, Father. 

When I behold thy grace, O Father, 
Each morning with the light renewed; 

My throbbing heart longs to approach thee 
With words of love and gratitude 

Thou guard'st me with a father's cares ; 

Thy love with all my frailties bears. 

How many wonders of thy kindness 
In my own life may I descry ! 

Thy light is shed on all my footsteps, 
Thy love looks on me from on high. 

O joy ! I am of birth divine, 

My spirit is a part of thine ! 



32. God's Truth. 

Arise, my soul, and wing thee 
Up to thy God above ; 

Give praise, and tell how kingly 
He pours on thee his love ! 

Display with grateful pleasure 

His truth in pious rhyme ; 
Thy psaltery's glad measure 
Shall praise the Most Sublime. 



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29. Loud through Creation. 

Loud through creation sounds 

The glory of our God, 
And, like a wave, redounds 

His praise in his abode. 
Come, let us strike the harp and sing praise in accord, 
To the Lord, to the Lord. 

Vain is the scoff of ruthless nations 

Who Israel oppose, 
We bring our God ovations, 

In spite of threats, in sight of foes. 
Him who ne'er endeth, 

Whom no mind comprehendeth. 

Him sing, proclaim his grace. 

Here in his dwelling-place ! 
Accord 

Psalteries to the Lord. 



30. I will praise thee. 

Thou art my Father, I will praise thee, 
Thy love shall claim my sweetest song; 

To happiness thou didst upraise me. 
Thine be my harp, thine be my tongue. 

To praise thy power that endeth never, 

To praise thy wisdom Til endeavor. 
I dedicate my song to thee. 
Thine be my lyre, my psaltery ! 

When I awake at early dawn. 
My soul soars up to thee above ; 

When night descends on field and lawn, 
My heart exalts thee, thrilled with love. 

O, what delight in lays sonorous 

To blend my voice with Na;ture's chorus ! 
I dedicate my song to thee. 
Thine be my lyre, my psaltery ! 



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Praise the Ruler of all powers, 
Praise his goodness, for he showers 

On us mercies none can measure. 
Let your hearts breathe hallowed pleasure ! 

His great Name adore 

For evermore. Amen. 



27, The Wonders of Creation. 

When on thy power I meditate, 

And see thy wisdom's traces, 
When I reflect thy love how great, 

That all mankind embraces : 
O Lord, I linger, and I gaze, 
And find no words to sing thy praise. 
Where'er I turn, my eyes detect 

New wonders of creation ; 
The skies with sheeny splendors decked, 

Give thee, O Lord, ovation. 
O God of might and majesty. 
Thy name is bright eternally ! 

28. From Far and Near. 

Hallelujah ! 

O sing the Lord in holy fear. 
Extol the Lord from far and near, 

In every age and time ! 
From North to South, from East to West, 
His name be praised, his name be blest, 

In every land and clime ! 
Hallelujah ! 

Who durst with God, our Lord, compare? 
A Savior in distress and care. 

From age to age the same. 
He lends the pious strength and trust, 
While wicked arms are crushed to dust, 




The Eternal is his name. 
Hallelujah ! Amen. 



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Should we not with anthems sing him, 
And our Hps' oblations bring him, 

Who sustains the world he framed ? 
Children, bow to him, be humble ! 
Though he sees us fail and stumble. 

Yet, his children are we named. 

Come, draw near him, mortal creature ! 
Ne'er despond ! Though frail thy nature, 

God is gracious, great his love. 
Think the thought, so awe-inspiring ! — 
Feel the joy, to bring untiring 

Thanks to God enthroned above ! 



25o Sing with Joy. 

Sing with joy the God of grace, 
Praise him in his dwelling-place ! 
Grace he has bestowed upon us, 

Leading us in every age. 
To the goal his staff has shown us, 

Stilling storms' and billows' rage. 
Sing the wonders he has done us ! 
Sing with joy the God of grace. 
In his dwelling-place ! 



26. Praise his Greatness. 

Praise his greatness, praise his power, 
Let your thanks to heaven tower, 
With triumphant songs adore him, 
Come with thankful hearts before him ; 
His great Name adore 
For evermore. 



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PRAISES AND THANKSGIVINGS. 

22. Ood in the Heaven and in the Heart. 

Thou Only One, enthroned in heavens above, 
My light, my trust, my staff, my stay, — 
Thou rul'st o'er life and death. 
Thou Only One, in thy abundant love, 

Thou deign'st to dwell in hearts of clay,— 
Thine be my latest breath ! 



23. With Praises come before Him. 

With praises come before him, 

Extol the God of might ; 
The heavenly choirs adore him, 

To him shout Day and Night. 
Him praises all creation. 

All beings spread his fame ; 
O, Jacob's Congregation, 

Sing him with loud acclaim. 
The Lord is God ! To him cling, 

For perfect is his way, 
The Lord is God ! To him sing, 

My soul, for e'er and aye ! 



24. Hallelujah ! Sing in Chorus. 

Hallelujah ! Sing in chorus. 
To his honor hymns sonorous ; 

In his courts with mirth appear. 
Bring him offerings, all ye mortals, 
Come with joy into his portals. 

Bring him thanks, from far and near ! 



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My soul within me fainteth, 

And wrings with grievous smart, 
The night of anguish painteth 

Dark shadows in my heart. 
My Father, I now call thee ; 

O come, deliver me ! 
From passions that enthrall me 

To thee alone I flee. 
Teach thou me in thy kindness, 

To serve thee all my days ; 
Without thee I'm in blindness ; 

Lord, light me with thy rays 1 



Praise him who reigneth o*er us. 

Praise him in songs sonorous, 

Joined with high heaven's chorus, 

Praise him whose deeds are wondrous. 

Whose greatness unexcelled ; 

Loud praise his might, the infinite ! — 
Praise him with psalteries, praise him with trumpets, 

Praise him with chimes wide ringing, 

With harps and v/ith timbrels, 

With chords and with organs, 

Shouting to the skies. 
Praise him who reigneth o'er us. 

Praise him in songs sonorous. 

Joined with high heaven's chorus, 

Praise him whose deeds are wondrous, 
\ Whose greatness unexcelled ! Hallelujah. 



21. 



Praise Him, 



(Psalm 150.) 






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19. 



God, the Shield of Israel. 



(Psalm 129.) 



Had not the Lord stood by my side, 
When men against me rose ; 

I never, never could abide 
The wrath of all my foes. 

As furious billows did they roll, 

And roar to sweep away my soul. 

Blest be the Lord, for he conferred 

On me his gracious care ; 
I have escaped them, as a bird 

That flies the fowler's snare. 
The snare is broke, we are set free, — 
Forever, Lord, I'll hope in thee. 



O Lord, in care I meet thee ; 

Behold my deep distress ! 
And let my prayer entreat thee 

In thy great faithfulness. 
O, bid not thy poor servant 

Before thy court appear ; 
No man, however fervent, 

Can in thy sight be clear. 
Sin hath destroyed my heaven, 

The peace within my breast ; 
With pangs my heart is riven, 

My spirit is depressed. 



In deep Distress. 

(Psalm 143.) 




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Hope, Israel ! Wherever sailing, 
Make him the compass of thy hope ; 

With him is mercy never-failing, 
And redemption in full scope. 

The Lord of peace — he will efface 
The sins of Israel, in his .grace. 




17. Praise of Concord. 

(Psalm 133.) 

How blest the sight, the joy how sweet, 
When brothers joined with brothers meet, 

A mutual loving band ! 
How sweet the liquid fragrance, shed 
On Aaron's consecrated head, 

From his own brother's hand, 

When both were blessing, both were blest ! — 
Sweet as the dews from Hermon's breast 

On Zion's hills descend; 
Her hills has God with blessings crowned, 
There promised grace that knows no bound, 

And life that ne'er shall end. 



18. Evening Prayer. 

(Psalm 134.) 

Come, bless ye the Lord, 

His servants, ye all 

Who in his house 
Stand, with prayers and vows, 

At evening's solemn call. 
Uplift ye your hands toward his abode, 

And sing the praise of God. 

The Lord who has made both heaven and earth. 
Will bless thee from Zion with holy mirth. 



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14 Up to the Mountains. 

(Psalm 121.) 

I lift mine eyes up to the mountains, sighing, 

Is there no help unto me given 
My help springs from a fountain never drying, 

From him who made the earth and heaven. 
Behold, he slumbers ne'er, he sleepeth ne'er, 
Who watches Israel with loving care. 



15. No Blessing without God. 

(Psalm 127.) 

If God build not the house, in vain 
The builders spend their toil and pain ; 

If God shield not the town, in vain 

The watchmen from night's sleep abstain. 

In vain ye rise with morning's light. 

And sit up late, to eat by night 

The bread of care. — He granteth rest 
To those who with his grace are blest. 



16. With God there is Forgiveness. 

(Psalm 130.) 

Out of the depths, in pain and care, 

I send my cry up unto thee ; 
Incline thine ear and hear my prayer. 

My earnest suit, Lord, answer me. 

If thou shouldst mark the trace of sin, 
Lord, who could hope thy grace to win? 
But, lo, from thee is pardon given, 
That man may dare look up to heaven. 

I hope in thee, my God. — My heart 
In yearning would for heaven start. 
My soul looks out for thee in sorrow, 
M ore than the watchman for the morrow. — 



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12. Joy in the Sanctuary. 

(Psalm 8i.) 

How goodly are thy habitations ! 

My soul desired — it yearned to see, 
O Lord of Hosts, these holy stations. 

The dwellings of thy majesty. 
My body and my soul now laud 
The ever living, bounteous God. 

Lo, as the sparrow finds a building, 
And as the swallow rears a nest, 

From storms her tender offspring shielding, 
So I fly to thine altars blest. 

Blest he who in thy house may dwell. 

Allowed alway thy praise to tell. 

Thou art a shield, a sun, emitting 
Bright rays of glory and of grace. 

With joy and happiness outfitting 
All those that walk before thy face. 

O Lord of Hosts, throned in the skies, 

How blest he who on thee relies! 



13. Thanksgiving and Praise. 

(Psalm 100.) 

Attune God's praise, serve him with joy all earth, 
Come all before his face with holy mirth ! 
Acknowledge ye, that we by him are bred, 
His sheep we are, the flock he e'er has fed. 

enter then his gates with grateful song, 
And move with praises all his courts along; 
Give thanks to him to whom all praise is due, 
For he is ever gracious, ever true. 




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Prayer for Pardon. 

(Psalm 51.) 



Lord, hear me in thy tender grace, 

Accept thy servant's meek confessions ; 
I have my guilt before my face, 

I cannot gainsay my transgressions. — ^ 
Lord, cleanse me, cleanse me from my sin, 

That I in gladness be thy servant ; 
Give me a guileless heart within, 

Renew my spirit firm and fervent 



11. Lord, be gracious. 



O Lord, be gracious unto us, 
And with thy blessing speed us, 

Let shine thy face illustrious ; 
To life eternal lead us. 

That we may heed thy ways with awe, 
And follow e'er thy teaching, 

Thus the salvation of thy Law 
To all the nations preaching. 

All nations shall, O Lord, confess 

Thy never-ending glory. 
Acknowledging thy righteousness, 

With joy appear before thee. 

Yea, righteously thou governest 

And judgest every nation, 
Let us fore'er securely rest, 



(Psalm 67.) 




O Lord, in thy salvation ! 




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For all that is of earth must fade, 
And man is but a fleeting shade, 
If to the Dead he gives his heart, 
Forgetful of his living part. 

On thee alone let all my joys be founded; 

O Lord, unto my call incline thine ear, 
That I with help and comfort be surrounded. 
For, lo ! I am a stranger with thee here ; 
A traveller o'er this life's main 
Of grief and trouble, toil and pain. 
Of sorrow, labor, woe and care ; 
O, make me hope in thee fore'er ! 



9. Solace in Distress. 



Tell me, my soul, what aileth thee ? 

Why on thy hopes this blight ? 
O heart, my heart, what grieveth thee ? 

Wherefore this tongueless fright ? 

To God, thy Father, flee, 

On him, on him rely ! 
He will deliver thee, 

Rely ! rely ! 

My Father ! hear my anxious cry ; 

So direful is my dole ! 
Why did thy love forget me, why ? 

O come to bless my soul ! 

To God, thy Father, flee, 

On him alone rely ! 
He will deliver thee. 



(Psalm 42.) 



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6. We want naught. 

(Psalm 23.) 

How shall from want I ever suffer, 
When God my Shepherd feedeth me, 

He makes me lie where meadows offer, 
And by still waters leadeth me. 

What heals my aching heart, he knoweth, 
He knows to comfort, knows to bless ; 

He for his holy name's sake showeth 
To me the path of righteousness. 

What if I pass the vale where, lightless, 
Dire Death resides ? I'm not afraid. 

Thou art with me — that makes me frightless — 
Thy comfort is my staff, my aid. 



7. The King of Glory. 

(Psalm 24.) 

Lift up your heads, 

And open full wide. 

Ye gates of the world. 

That the King of Glory may enter. 

Who is the King of Glory ? 

The Lord strong and mighty ! 

Strong and mighty in battle. 

Who is the King of Glory ? 

God Zebaoth, — 

He is the King of Glory. 



8. Mindful of my End. 

(Psalm 39.) 

Lord, make me know my end, and let me, mortal, 

Think of this span of life, how short it is, 
That when thy call invites me to thy portal, 
I may come forth with deeds of lasting bliss 




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The Lord's commands are straight, unveering, 
His statutes — sunshine clear and bright; 

The heart of man with comfort cheering, 
Enlightening the feeblest sight. 

The fear of God is time-enduring, 

A living fountain pure and fair ; 
And his decrees are heart-assuring, 

A store of truth laid up for e'er. 

They're higher prized than golden treasures. 
And more than honey are they sweet ; 

Be they my guides in woes, in pleasures, — 
Who keeps them shall with blessings meet. 



5. The Lord our Shepherd. 



Our Shepherd is the Lord, 

And we the flock he feedeth ; 
His earth, with beauty stored. 

Yields all that mankind needeth. 

Is there a thirsting heart, 

His staff to waters leads it; 
To soothe its aching smart. 

With joy and light he feeds it. 

Through night of death and dread 

We walk, and never tremble ; 
By our good Shepherd led. 

We know we shall not stumble. 

His light is bliss and health. 

In it we find salvation ; 
His comfort is our wealth, ^ 

Be high or low our station. ¥ 



(Psalm 23.) 



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When I behold the heavens thou hast fashioned, 
And all the marvels round, wrought by thy finger, 

The moon, the stars, each on its watch-post stationed, 
Bowed down in awe before thee, Lord, I linger. 

Oh ! what is mortal man, that thou'rt commanding 
Unbounded gifts from heaven to surround him ? 

Yet, next to angels thou hast made his standing ; 
With honor and with glory thou hast crowned him. 

Hast made him Ruler ; — all the world he swayeth. 

What lives on land, in air, to him thou'st given ; 
To him the sea, with all therein, obeyeth. — 

How glorious is thy name on earth, in heaven ! 



3. The Glory of the Lord. 

(Psalm 19.) 

The heavens are telling their Maker's glory, 
The firmament displays 
The wonders of his works. 

One day to the other telleth the tale, 
And night unto night 
Gives knowledge of him. 

O'er all the earth their word goes forth, 
Never unperceived, 
Ever understood. 

The heavens are telling their Maker's glory. 
The firmament displays 
The wonders of his works. 



4- The Law of God. 

(Psalm 19.) 

God's law is whole; come, soul, when ailing 
Find here the cure for thee designed ; 
J His testimony is unfailing, 
! Gives wisdom to the simple mind. 



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I. 

PSALMS. 



The Way of the Righteous. 

(Psalm 1.) 

Blest he who ne'er consents 
By ill advice to walk, 

Nor stands on sinners' ways, 
Nor sits where scoffers talk. 

But in the Law of God 
He finds his sole delight, 

And in its thoughts employs 
His mind by day and night. 

He shall be like a tree 
From watercourses fed, 

That yields its fruit in time, 
Unfading leaves overhead. 



2. The Dignity of Man. 

(Psalm 8.) 

O Lord, thy majesty is throned in heaven, 

And on the earth beneath thy name is glorious ; 
Yea, homage is to thee by tender sucklings given ; 
Through lisping lips thy reign is made victorious 




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Contents. 



IV. Instruction and Devotion. Nos. 85 — 106. 

Pages 43 — 54. 

85. Deeds, but no Show. 86. God is my Stay. 87. Religion, 
God hath given. 88. Word of Life. 89. Truth and Peace. 90. 
The Torah a Light. 91. The Word of God refreshes. 92. The 
Light of God. 93. Mind and Will. 94. Lord, thy Laws. 95. 
God's Word is perfect. 96. Light and Truth. 97. Heart, Spirit 
and Power. 98. The Word of Revelation. 99. The Unity 
of God. 100. In deep Devotion. loi. W^hat Religion teaches. 
102. Arise, my Soul. 103. True Devotion. 104. The Breath 
of Holy Prayer. 105. I trust in thee. 106. Sh'ma Yisrael. 

V. Hymns for Sabbaths and Festivals. Nos. 107 

—139. Pages 55—77. 

107. Sabbath Eve. io8. Sabbath Night. 109. The Day of 
Rest. 110. Sabbath Rest. 1 11. Sabbath, Peace-inviting. 
112. Sabbath Morning. 1 13. Spring and Freedom. 114. The 
Days of Old. 115. Pessach Morning. 116. The Spirit of 
the Age. 117. Praise our God. 118. God, my Strength. 
119. Mount of God. 120. This Day. 121. On Sinai's Top. 
122. Up, to the Lord. 123. Lord our Creator. 124. Years 
like Rivers. 125. Days and Years. 126. Child's Repentance. 
127. Lord, enthroned in Heaven. 128. Prayer for Peace. 
129. The Memory of the Dead. 130. The Day declines. 
131. The Peace of Neilah Evening. 132. Thy Works pro- 
claim. 133. Life a Pilgrimage. 134. Festive Wreath, and 
Human Mission. 135. W^ith Festive Wreaths. 136. Joys of 
Devotion. 137. This is the Torah. 138. Firmness in Faith. 

139. My Salvation's Tower. 

VI. The Seasons of The Year. Nos. 140 — 145. 

Pages 78 — 80. 

140. The Beneficence of the Lord. 141. Spring. 142. Summer. 
143. Autumn. 144. Winter. 145. Nature, God's Witness. 

VII. Songs for the Confirmation Act. Nos. 146 

— 152. Pages 81 — 87. 

146. Moment Most Holy. 147. Be blessed, Lord. 148. 
Our Lips shall praise Thee. 149. The Teachings of the Lord. 
150. We pray. 151. Grateful Praises. 152. Come, ye Children. 

VIII. For THE Thanksgiving Day. Nos. 153 — 155. 

Pages 88 — 90. 

153. The Thanks of all Living. 154. The Mercies of the 
Lord. 155. Our Country. 

Prayers and Meditations. 

On the Eve of the New Year, p. 91. Before sounding the 
Shofar, p. 94. For the Memorial Service for the Dead, p. 96. 
Prayers for various Occasions, p. 99. For the Confirmation ; 
Rites, p. 102. 



SONGS FOR DIVINE SERVICES. 



PSALMS. 



The Way of the Righteous. 

(Psalm 1.) 

Blest he who ne'er consents 
By ill advice to walk, 

Nor stands on sinners' ways, 
Nor sits where scoffers talk. 

But in the Law of God 
He finds his sole delight, 

And in its thoughts employs 
His mind by day and night. 

He shall be like a tree 
From watercourses fed, 

That yields its fruit in time, 
Unfading leaves overhead. 



(Psalm 8.) 

O Lord, thy majesty is throned in heaven, 

And on the earth beneath thy name is glorious ; 
Yea, homage is to thee by tender sucklings given ; 
Through lisping lips thy reign is made victorious, 



2. 



The Dignity of Man. 




iv Contents. 



IV. Instruction and Devotion. Nos. 85 — 106. 

Pages 43 — 54. 

85. Deeds, but no Show. 86. God is my Stay. 87. Religion, 
God hath given. 88. Word of Life. 89. Truth and Peace. 90. 
The Torah a Light. 91. The Word of God refreshes. 92. The 
Light of God. 93. Mind and Will. 94. Lord, thy Laws. 95. 
God's Word is perfect. 96. Light and Truth. 97. Heart, Spirit 
and Power. 98. The Word of Revelation. 99. The Unity 
of God. 100. In deep Devotion. loi. W^hat Religion teaches. 
102. Arise, my Soul. 103. True Devotion. 104. The Breath 
of Holy Prayer. 105. I trust in thee. 106. Sh'ma Yisrael. 

V. Hymns for Sabbaths and Festivals. Nos. 107 

—139. Pages 55—77. 

107. Sabbath Eve. io8. Sabbath Night. 109. The Day of 
Rest. no. Sabbath Rest. 1 11. Sabbath, Peace-inviting. 
1 12. Sabbath Morning. 113. Spring and Freedom. 114. The 
Days of Old. 115. Pessach Morning. 116. The Spirit of 
the Age. 117. Praise our God. 118. God, my Strength. 
119. Mount of God. 120. This Day. 121. On Sinai's Top. 
122. Up, to the Lord. 123. Lord our Creator. 124. Years 
like Rivers. 125. Days and Years. 126. Child's Repentance. 
127. Lord, enthroned in Heaven. 128. Prayer for Peace. 
129. The Memory of the Dead. 130. The Day declines. 
131. The Peace of Neilah Evening. 132. Thy Works pro- 
claim. 133. Life a Pilgrimage. 134. Festive Wreath, and 
Human Mission. 135. W'ith Festive Wreaths. 136. Joys of 
Devotion. 137. This is the Torah. 138. Firmness in Faith. 

139. My Salvation's Tower. 

VI. The Seasons of The Year. Nos. 140 — 145. 

Pages 78 — 80. 

140. The Beneficence of the Lord. 141. Spring. 142. Summer. 
143. Autumn. 144. W^inter. 145. Nature, God's Witness. 

VII. Songs for the Confirmation Act. Nos. 146 

— 152. Pages 81 — 87. 

146. Moment Most Holy. 147. Be blessed, .O Lord. 148. 
Our Lips shall praise Thee. 149. The Teachings of the Lord. 
150. We pray. 151. Grateful Praises. 152. Come, ye Children. 

VIII. For the Thanksgiving Day. Nos. 153 — 155. 

Pages 88 — 90. 

153. The Th-anks of all Living. 154. The Mercies of the 
Lord. 155. Our Country. 

Prayers and Meditations. 

On the Eve of the New Year, p. 91. Before sounding the 
U Shofar, p. 94, For the Memorial Service for the Dead, p. 96. 

^ Prayers for various Occasions, p. 99. For the Confirmation 

Rites, p. 102. 



CONTENTS. 



I. Psalms. Nos. i — 21. Pages i — 11. I 

I. The Way of the Righteous. 2. The Dignity of Man. 3, j 
The Glory of the Lord 4. The Law of God. 5. The Lord 
our Shepherd. 6. We want naught. 7. The King of Glory. 
S. Mindful of my End. 9. Solace in Distress. 10. Prayer lor 
Pardon. 1 1. O Lord, be gracious. 12. Joy in the Sanctuary. 
13. Thanksgiving and Praise. 14. Up to the Mountains. 
15. No Blessing without God. 16. With God there is For- 
giveness. 17. Praise of Concord. 18. Evening Prayer. 
19. God, the Shield of Israel. 20. In deep Distress. 21. 
Praise Him. 

II. Praises AND Thanksgivings. Nos. 22 — 56. Pages 

12 — 28. 

22. God in the Heaven and in the Heart. 23. With Praises 
come before Him. 24. Hallelujah! Sing in Choius. 25. 
Sing with Joy. 26, Praist. His Greatness. 27. The Wonders 
of Creation. 28. From Far and Near. 29. Loud through 
Creation. 30. I will praise thee. 31. Thy grace, O Father. 
32. God's Truth. 33. Praise, Israel. 34. Praise ye the Lord. 
35. Great is the Lord. 36, The God of Love. 37. The 
Lord is God. 38. Great is the Lord. 39. Sing to the Lord. 
40. Adonai, Praise and Honor. 41. Almighty Gcd. 42. 
Praise and Glory. 43. Blessed be the Lord. 44. We praise 
Thee. 45. Holy art thou, God. 46. The Heavens proclaim. 
47. The Heavens teach. 48. Nature's Realm. 49. Who 
fonn'st the Light. 50. Golden Beams. 51. All proclaim the 
Lord. 52. A Hallelujah. 53. Kedushah of Moses Ib'n 
Ezra. 54. \Miere shall I find thee? 55. The Lord of All. 

56. The Doctrines of Faith. 

III. Solace and Hope. Nos. 57 — 84. Pages 29 — 42. 

57. What fear'st thou? 58. Ne'er despond. 59. Why sor- 
row'stthou? 60. Why criest thou ? 61. Heavenward. 62, 
Seek ye the Lord. 63. Thou Holy One. 64. We worship thee. 
65. Though dark my Night. 66. The Seed of Tears. 67. 
One Father, One Home. 68. Fear not. 69. Hope, the Gol- 
den Ladder. 70. Peace, my Heart. 71. My Heart. 72. If 
God be with me. 73. Not for a Long Life. 74. Hear our 
Prayer. 75. For thee, O Lord. 76. Father, I call on thee. 
77. Lord, out of the depth. 78. God sleeps and slumbers 
not. 79. The Earth-imprisoned Soul. 80. In Holy Longing. 
81. The God of Israel. 82. O Father, hear. 83. The Al- J 
mighty's Kindness. 84. What God does, is in Bounty done. S 



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(724)779-2111 



